Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Uncaria Tomentosa Plant (Cats Claw Herb) [1, 2]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. 

Recommendation: Weakly in favor (Early studies show that cats claw herb may be beneficial to those with dengue. More studies are needed)

Grade of Evidence: Low quality of evidence

Tawa-Tawa Herb [3, 4]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. 

Recommendation: Weakly in favor (Early studies show that tawa-tawa herb may be beneficial to those with dengue. More studies are needed)

Grade of Evidence: Low level of evidence

Sweet Potato Juice:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. 

Recommendation: No recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that sweet potato juice is beneficial to those that have dengue)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Summary References

Treatments:

1. www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=14090&ArticleId=322156

2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18279801

3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3765846/

4. http://www.pchrd.dost.gov.ph/index.php/news/dengue-updates/2631-tawa-tawa-contains-active-ingredients-that-may-help-dengue-hemorrhagic-fever-dhf-patients-study

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