Table 1.

The inclusion and exclusion criteria for systematic reviews.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Patients with ischemic stroke, or hemorrhagic stroke (age ≥ 18 years), including the acute phase, recovery phase, or sequelae phase	Patients with other complications
TCM (Chinese herbs, herbal decoctions, Chinese patent medicine (CPM) and acupuncture) or integrative medicine	Rehabilitation, tuina, moxibustion, or exercise treatments such as taiji
Conventional western medicines or placebo	None
All outcomes reported in eligible RCTs	Outcomes evaluate mechanism or pharmacokinetics of drugs
Randomized controlled trials	Full-text cannot be obtained
RCTs were published in Chinese or English