Five commonly used traditional Chinese medicine formulas in the treatment of ulcerative colitis: A network meta-analysis

Figure 3 Network meta-analysis. A-E: Network meta-analysis maps of the studies examining the efficacy of five Chinese herbal formulas for adjuvant treatment of ulcerative colitis on clinical efficacy (A), baron points (B), Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire points (C), tumor necrosis factor (D), and recurrence rate (E). The size of the nodes relates to the number of participants in that intervention type, and the thickness of lines between the interventions relates to the number of studies for that comparison. Chang-yan-ning (CYN), Xi Lei powder, Baitouweng decoction (BTWT), Shenlingbaizhu powder (SLBZS), Shaoyao decoction (SYT) stand for CYN combined with mesalazine, Xileisan combined with mesalazine, BTWT combined with mesalazine, SLBZS combined with mesalazine, and SYT combined with mesalazine, respectively.