AR	Allergic Rhinitis
CI	Confidence Interval
FEM	Fixed-effect Model
GRADE	Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation
HM	Herbal Medicine
HMAI	Herbal medicine atomization inhalation
Ig	Immunoglobulin
IL	Interleukin
INSs	Intranasal corticosteroids
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
RCT	Randomized Controlled Trial
REM	Random-effect Model
RoB	Cochrane Risk of Bias tool
RQLQ	Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire
RR	Risk Ratio
TCM	Traditional Chinese Medicine
TER	Total Effective Rate
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
WM	Western medicine