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. 2011 Feb 21;2011:0813.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Pain

Systematic review
156 women
2 RCTs in this analysis
Pain relief
40/88 (45%) with Chinese herbal medicine
18/68 (26%) with acupuncture

RR 1.75
95% CI 1.09 to 2.82
The review reported that the RCTs did not state the method of randomisation, blinding, or follow-up
Small effect size Chinese herbal medicine