Table 2.
The top ten herbal formula (HF) most used for breast cancer treatment in Taiwan in 2008 (total prescription number, N = 37,176).
| Rank | HF | Ingredients | Number of prescriptions (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San | Paeonia albiflora, Bupleurum chinense, Atratylodes macrocephala,Wolfiporia extensa, Angelica sinensis, Mentha haplocalyx, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Zingiber officinale, Paeonia suffruticosa, and Gardenia jasminoides | 7303 (19.64) |
| 2 | San-Zhong-Kui-Jian-Tang | Scutellaria baicalensis, Anemarrhena aspodeloidea, Phellodendron amurense, Gentiana scabra, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Platycodon grandiflorus, Ecklonia kurome Okam, Bupleurum chinense, Cimicifuga foetida, Forsythia suspense, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Sparganium stoloniferum, Curcuma zedoaria, Pueraria lobata, Angelica sinensis, Paeonia albiflora, and Coptis chinensis | 2964 (7.97) |
| 3 | Xiang-Sha-Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang | Aucklandia lappa, Amomum villosum, Citrus reticulata, Pinellia ternata, Codonopsis pilosula, Atratylodes macrocephala, Wolfiporia extensa, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Zingiber officinale, and Ziziphus jujuba Mill. | 2161 (5.81) |
| 4 | Gui-Pi-Tang | Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Atratylodes macrocephala, Wolfiporia extensa, Ziziphus spinosa, Radix Polygala tenuifolia, Angelicae sinensis, Aucklandia lappa, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and Dimocarpus longan | 2067 (5.56) |
| 5 | Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang | Astragalus membranaceus, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Panax ginseng, Angelica sinensis, Citrus reticulata, Cimicifuga foetida, Bupleurum chinense, and Atratylodes macrocephala | 2066 (5.56) |
| 6 | Zhen-Ren-Huo-Ming-Yin | Lonicera japonica, Citrus reticulata, Angelica sinensis, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Angelica dahurica, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Fritillaria thunbergii Miq., Trichosanthes kirilowii, Boswellia sacra, Commiphora molmol, Gleditsia sinensis, and Manis pentadactyla | 2037 (5.48) |
| 7 | Xue-Fu-Zhu-Yu-Tang | Angelica sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Prunus persica, Carthamus tinctorius, Citrus reticulata, Paeonia veitchii, Bupleurum chinense, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Platycodon grandiflorus, Ligusticum chuanxiong, and Achyranthes bidentata | 1954 (5.26) |
| 8 | Shen-Mai-San | Panax ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, and Schisandra chinensis | 1870 (5.03) |
| 9 | Suan-Zao-Ren-Tang | Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Anemarrhena aspodeloidea, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and Wolfiporia extensa | 1824 (4.91) |
| 10 | Zhi-Bai-Di-Huang-Wan | Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis, Dioscorea opposita, Wolfiporia extensa, Paeonia suffruticosa, Alisma orientale, Anemarrhena aspodeloidea, and Phellodendron amurense | 1610 (4.33) |