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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020

Effects of the Traditional Chinese Medical Prescription Linba Fang as a Treatment for Lymphedema.

Y Luo, L Zhao, N F Liu

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Y LuoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7745-7397
L ZhaoSchool of Pharmacy, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7494-9564
N F LiuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1461-0278
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphedema can lead to a series of complicated and irreversible chronic pathological changes, including lymphatic fluid retention, infiltration of inflammatory cells, lipid deposition, and fibrosis of the surrounding tissues. Typically, compression physiotherapy is recommended for early lymphedema. However, the chronic fluid compartments will lead to fat deposition, skin fibrosis, and hyperkeratosis. Few treatment methods are available for patients with lymphedema. Previous studies have attempted to apply diuretics, diosmin, and sodium

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