Table 4.
The top ten most common combinations of two Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) used for breast cancer treatment in Taiwan in 2008 (total prescription number, N = 37,176; *duplex medicinal, defined as two SHsc).
| Rank | Combination of two CHM | Support factor (%) | Confidence factor (%) | Number of prescriptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 | Hedyotis diffusa, Scutellaria barbata | 10.88 | 77.36 | 4045 |
| 2 | Scutellaria barbata, San-Zhong-Kui-Jian-Tang | 4.01 | 50.78 | 1492 |
| 3 | Hedyotis diffusa, San-Zhong-Kui-Jian-Tang | 3.76 | 47.52 | 1396 |
| *4 | Taraxacum mongolicum, Millettia dielsiana | 3.22 | 33.91 | 1197 |
| 5 | Taraxacum mongolicum, Zhen-Ren-Huo-Ming-Yin | 2.58 | 50.16 | 960 |
| *6 | Hedyotis diffusa, Fritillaria thunbergii Miq. | 2.34 | 31.42 | 870 |
| *7 | Hedyotis diffusa, Smilax glbra Roxb. | 2.29 | 76.09 | 853 |
| *8 | Scutellaria barbata, Smilax glbra Roxb. | 2.06 | 68.33 | 766 |
| 9 | Hedyotis diffusa, Wen-Dan-Tang | 1.92 | 49.83 | 715 |
| 10 | Hedyotis diffusa, Xiang-Sha-Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang | 1.82 | 31.33 | 677 |
cSH refers to single herbs.