Table 2.
Characteristics of the interventions.
| Study | Interventions of the treatment group | Interventions of the control group | Days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLMD | Antidepressants | Antidepressants | ||
| An [20] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, 100 ml bid | Fluoxetine hydrochloride capsules 20 mg qd | Fluoxetine hydrochloride capsules 20 mg qd | 30 |
| Chen et al. [21] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, 100 ml bid | Paroxetine 10 mg qd, 10 mg was added after 1 week | Paroxetine 10 mg qd, 10 mg was added after 1 week | 21 |
| Gao and Zhang [22] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, 100 ml bid | Flupentixol 0.5 mg bid and melitracen 10 mg bid | Flupentixol 0.5 mg bid and melitracen 10 mg bid | 30 |
| Huang [23] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, 100 ml bid | None | Fluoxetine hydrochloride 20 mg qd | 60 |
| Lai et al. [24] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, 125 ml bid | Flupentixol and melitracen tablets (flupentixol 0.5 mg and melitracen 10 mg) 2#qd | Flupentixol and melitracen tablets (flupentixol 0.5 mg and melitracen 10 mg) 2#qd | 56 |
| Li [25] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, 100 ml bid | Fluoxetine hydrochloride 20 mg qd | Fluoxetine hydrochloride 20 mg qd | 56 |
| Liu and Yang [26] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, 100 ml bid | Paroxetine 10 mg qd, 10 mg was added after 1 week | Paroxetine 10 mg qd, 10 mg was added after 1 week | 63 |
| Liu et al. [14] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, 100 ml bid | None | Fluoxetine hydrochloride tablets 20 mg qd | 28 |
| Wang and Li [27] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, 100 ml bid | None | Fluoxetine hydrochloride tablets 20 mg qd | 28 |
| Wu [28] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, bid | None | Fluoxetine hydrochloride 20 mg qd | 90 |
| Zhao et al. [15] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction, bid | Fluoxetine hydrochloride capsules 20 mg bid | Fluoxetine hydrochloride capsules 20 mg bid | 28 |
| Zhu [29] | Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli decoction | Conventional Western medicine | Conventional Western medicine | 42 |
| Zhang et al. [30] | Chaihu and Longgu Muli granules, 100 ml bid | None | Citalopram 20 mg qd | 14 |