Table 1.
Search strategy for the PubMed database.
| Query | Search term |
|---|---|
| #1 | Ulcerative colitis [Mesh] |
| #2 | Ulcerative colitis[Title/Abstract] OR idiopathic proctocolitis[Title/Abstract] OR ulcer colonitis[Title/Abstract] OR colitis gravis[Title/Abstract] OR inflammatory bowel disease[Title/Abstract] |
| #3 | #1 OR #2 |
| #4 | Traditional Chinese Medicine[Mesh] |
| #5 | Chinese Medicine[Title/Abstract] OR Gegen Qinlian[Title/Abstract] OR Gegen Qinlian decoction [Title/Abstract] OR herbal medicine[Title/Abstract] |
| #6 | #4 OR #5 |
| #7 | Meta-analysis as Topic[Mesh] |
| #8 | Systematic review[Title/Abstract] OR meta-analysis[Title/Abstract] OR meta analysis[Title/Abstract] OR meta-analyses OR metaanalysis[Title/Abstract] |
| #9 | #7 OR #8 |
| #10 | #3 AND #6 AND #9 |