Table 4.

Estimate effects of herbal medicines for metabolic syndrome: differences of values before and after treatment.

Intervention	Study ID	WC	BMI	FPG	2 hPG	TG	HDL-C	SBP	DBP
Dia-No	Agrawal et al., 2008 [13]	+0.02	−0.18∗	−41.15∗	NR	−10.59∗	+1.12	−2.29∗	−1.23∗
Yiqi Huaju Recipe	Chen et al., 2014 [14]	−4.68∗	−1.51∗	−7.02#	−29.34∗	−7.12	+1.93	−11.32∗	−6.5∗
Daotan decoction	Zhang et al., 2014 [15]	−2.98∗	−0.49∗	−2.52	NR	−28.48∗	+2.32∗	−7.43∗	−2.28∗
Gegen Shanzha decoction	Xu et al., 2014 [16]	−5.31∗	−2.69∗	−21.42∗	NR	−99.68∗	+18.91∗	−19.66∗	−10.5∗
Xuefu Zhuyu decoction	Li, 2014 [17]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Qinggan Jiangtang tablet	Wang et al., 2005 [18]	NR	NR	−28.8#	−52.2#	−12.46∗	+2.70	−7.5∗	−2.9∗
Modified Banxia Baizhu Tianma decoction	Liu et al., 2008 [19]	−0.91	−0.74#	−7.02#	−19.08#	−23.14∗	+7.72∗	−4.38∗	−3.23∗
Pinggan Jiangya pill	Zhang et al., 2010 [20]	−7.81∗	−2.95∗	NR	NR	NR	NR	−28.00∗	−14.33∗
Huanglian Wendan decoction	Guan et al., 2012 [21]	NR	−1.95#	−27.54#	NR	−62.3∗	+11.19∗	−10.73∗	−8.24∗
Xueguan Ruanhua decoction	Dong, 2012 [22]	NR	NR	−6.12	NR	−30.26∗	+15.83∗	−8.75∗	−9.33∗
Shengjiangtongmai powder	Cui and Wie, 2014 [23]	NR	−2.52	−82.08∗	NR	−89.89∗	NR	30∗	15∗
Shenling Jianpihuashi decoction	Danyang Zhao and Danun Zhao, 2015 [24]	−7.2∗	−2.7#	−16.2#	−34.2#	−71.2∗	+3.86	−11.6#	−9.3#

^∗Significant difference between intervention and control group (P < 0.05).

^#Significant difference before and after treatment (P < 0.05).

WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; 2 hPG: 2-hour postprandial glucose; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.