Traditional Chinese medicine for chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials

A Systematic Review of Acupuncture for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

“…Based on this, a variety of therapies such as exercise 7) , behavioral therapy 8) , and CAM [9][10][11][12] have been studied.…”

“…In Cochrane-Reviews, several systematic reviews on exercise therapy 7) , cognitive behavior therapy 8) , and herbal medicine treatment 9) have been reported. Furthermore, oriental medicine treatment 10) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies have also been reported 11) . However, no studies on acupuncture and CFS have been reported since the systematic review in China in 2009 12) , in which studies pub- Therefore, the purpose of the present review was to assess the efficacy and safety of AT by systematically summarizing data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture in patients with CFS.…”

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Case Definitions, Possible Causes, and Therapies

“…37 Myelophil-an extract mixture of Astragali Radix (astragalus; Astragalus spp.) and Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (salvia root; Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge.…”

Magnetic stimulation at acupoints relieves mental fatigue: An Event Related Potential (P300) study

“…It can impair attention, motivation, cognitive control and even increase the number of behavioral errors [4,5]. Excessive mental fatigue for a long time can cause neurasthenia, insomnia, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and so on [6,7]. Rather alert 5 Neither alert nor sleepy 6 Some signs of sleepiness 7…”

“…It is widely used in the United States and Europe since the National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus proposed [8]. It presents a good clinical curative effect on CFS [7,9]. Acupuncture can be used to alleviate physical and mental fatigue of CFS patients.…”