title: Evidence-based Chinese medicine clinical practice guideline for stomach pain in Hong Kong.
abstract: Stomach pain in Chinese medicine (CM) is a very common disorder in clinical practice and it has been listed as one of the pilot three conditions in Hong Kong to develop evidence-based CM clinical practice guidelines (CM CPGs). The aim of this stomach Pain CPG is to summarize the treatment methods of stomach pain with CM and evaluate reasonably, then to guide local licensed CM practitioners and provide beneficial reference for social medical decision makers and patients. In this manuscript, we defined stomach pain in CM and the category of chronic gastritis in Western medicine. The clinical manifestation, CM pattern classification, and CM intervention including herbal medicine treatment based on pattern differentiation, symptomatic treatment, acupuncture treatment, regulation and nursing were illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Study Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.|School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Linda L D
authors.initials: LLD
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Study Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.|Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100091, China.
authors.forename: Nan-Nan
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Study Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.|School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Tat Chi
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ziea
authors.affiliation: Department of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Bacon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China.
authors.forename: Xu-Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Study Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.|School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Zhao-Xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.affiliation: Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Study Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China. aipinglu@hkbu.edu.hk.|School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China. aipinglu@hkbu.edu.hk.
authors.forename: Ai-Ping
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal
keywords: Chinese herbal medicine; Chinese medicine pattern; clinical practice guideline; stomach pain