Traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine therapies for mild/moderate acute COVID-19: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Li A, Ren J, Guyatt GH, Busse JW, Sadeghirad B, Patwardhan B, Chaturvedi S, Cheung AM, Ge L, Hao Q, Thabane L, Vohra S, Brinkhaus B, Chu DK, Witt CM, Li Y, Krishnan G, Kong L, Wieland LS, Agoritsas T, Kothari KU, Lee MS, Okwen PM, Ang L, Zeng Z, Gao J, Wang S, Cui M, Zhai C, Lozano LEC, Fang F, Pan W, Yang P, Wen C, Rugolo JM, Ren Y, Kang YK, Yong NB, Fang M, He Q, Zhang YQ

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DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2026.158764
Published: 2026 Nov
Container: Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.phymed.2026.158764,
  title = {Traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine therapies for mild/moderate acute COVID-19: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.},
  author = {Li A and Ren J and Guyatt GH and Busse JW and Sadeghirad B and Patwardhan B and Chaturvedi S and Cheung AM and Ge L and Hao Q and Thabane L and Vohra S and Brinkhaus B and Chu DK and Witt CM and Li Y and Krishnan G and Kong L and Wieland LS and Agoritsas T and Kothari KU and Lee MS and Okwen PM and Ang L and Zeng Z and Gao J and Wang S and Cui M and Zhai C and Lozano LEC and Fang F and Pan W and Yang P and Wen C and Rugolo JM and Ren Y and Kang YK and Yong NB and Fang M and He Q and Zhang YQ},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology},
  doi = {10.1016/j.phymed.2026.158764},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2026.158764}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine therapies for mild/moderate acute COVID-19: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
AU  - Li A
AU  - Ren J
AU  - Guyatt GH
AU  - Busse JW
AU  - Sadeghirad B
AU  - Patwardhan B
AU  - Chaturvedi S
AU  - Cheung AM
AU  - Ge L
AU  - Hao Q
AU  - Thabane L
AU  - Vohra S
AU  - Brinkhaus B
AU  - Chu DK
AU  - Witt CM
AU  - Li Y
AU  - Krishnan G
AU  - Kong L
AU  - Wieland LS
AU  - Agoritsas T
AU  - Kothari KU
AU  - Lee MS
AU  - Okwen PM
AU  - Ang L
AU  - Zeng Z
AU  - Gao J
AU  - Wang S
AU  - Cui M
AU  - Zhai C
AU  - Lozano LEC
AU  - Fang F
AU  - Pan W
AU  - Yang P
AU  - Wen C
AU  - Rugolo JM
AU  - Ren Y
AU  - Kang YK
AU  - Yong NB
AU  - Fang M
AU  - He Q
AU  - Zhang YQ
PY  - 2026
JO  - Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
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APA

A, L., J, R., GH, G., JW, B., B, S., B, P., S, C., AM, C., L, G., Q, H., L, T., S, V., B, B., DK, C., CM, W., Y, L., G, K., L, K., LS, W., T, A., KU, K., MS, L., PM, O., L, A., Z, Z., J, G., S, W., M, C., C, Z., LEC, L., F, F., W, P., P, Y., C, W., JM, R., Y, R., YK, K., NB, Y., M, F., Q, H., & YQ, Z. (2026). Traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine therapies for mild/moderate acute COVID-19: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2026.158764

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