Table 6.
The top 10 kinds of function herb among the 180 herbs of the formulae in frequency
| No. | Functions | Number of herbs occurrences in various formulae | Occurrence frequency (%) | Number of formulae use of the herbs | Frequency of use (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qi-tonifying | 213 | 21.28 | 79 | 82.29 |
| 2 | Heat-clearing and detoxicating | 113 | 11.29 | 53 | 55.21 |
| 3 | Blood-activating and stasis-resolving | 104 | 10.39 | 56 | 58.33 |
| 4 | Yang-tonifying | 79 | 7.89 | 36 | 37.5 |
| 5 | Spleen-fortifying and dampness-resolving | 77 | 7.69 | 51 | 53.13 |
| 6 | Yin-tonifying | 70 | 6.99 | 40 | 41.67 |
| 7 | Blood-tonifying | 67 | 6.69 | 44 | 45.83 |
| 8 | Phlegm-resolving | 50 | 05. | 37 | 38.54 |
| 9 | Qi-regulating | 48 | 4.8 | 29 | 30.21 |
| 10 | Liver-soothing | 21 | 2.1 | 19 | 19.79 |
Occurrence frequency = number of occurrences for the herbs appearing in various formulae / total cumulative occurrences for 180herbs appearing in 96 formulae ( i.e.: 1001); Frequency of use = number of formulae recording the use of the herbs / total number of selected formulae.