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. 2015 May 11;36(6):659–675. doi: 10.1038/aps.2014.139

Table 4. The most commonly used herbs for acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

Chinese name English name Latin name Family N/292 (%)
Dan Shen Danshen root Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge 109 (37.3)
San Qi Sanqi Radix Notoginseng Panax notoginseng (Burk) F H Chen 106 (36.3)
Shui Zhi Leech Hirudo Hirudo nipponica Whitman 88 (30.1)
Chuan xiong Sichuan lovage rhizome Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort 80 (27.4)
Tao Ren Peach seed Semen Persicae Amygdalus persica L 68 (23.3)
Chi Shao Peony root Radix Paeoniae Rubra Paeonia lactiflora Pall 59 (20.2)
Hong Hua Safflower Flos Carthami Carthamus tinctorius L 58 (19.9)
Di Long Earthworm Lumbricus Pheretima aspergillum (E Perrier) 55 (18.8)
Dang Gui Chinese angelica Radix Angelicae Sinensis Angelica sinensis (Oliv) Diels 49 (16.8)
Chuan Niu Xi Medicinal cyathula root Radix Cyathulae Cyathula officinalis Kuan 38 (13.0)
Jiang Xiang Rosewood Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae Dallbergia odarifera T Chen 35 (12.0)
Huang qi Milkvetch root Radix Astragali seu Hedysari Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch) Bge var Mongolicus (Bge) Hsiao 20 (6.8)
Yujin Turmeric root tuber Radix Curcumae Curcuma wenyujin YH Chen et C Ling, Curcuma longa L, Curcuma kwangsiensis S G Lee et C F Liang, Curcuma phaeocaulis Val 16 (5.5)
Shexiang Musk Moschus Moschus berezovskii Flerov, Moschus sifanicus Przewalski, Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus 15 (5.1)
Quanxie Scorpion Scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch 13 (4.5)