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. 2016 Jun 23;11:28. doi: 10.1186/s13020-016-0099-4

Table 4.

Summary of top ten most frequently used Chinese herbal medicine proprietary

Chinese name in pinyin (manufacturer) Composition in pinyin Oral dosage Number of frequency among all the studies Indication
Run-Chang-Wan (Shang Dong Hua Yang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.) Tao Ren 4 pills t. i. d. for oral administration 87 Constipation with CM zheng of excessive qi and heat, and constipation for elderly people and postpartum women
Da Hua
Qiang Huo
Dang Gui
Huo Ma Ren
Ma-Ren-Ruan-Jiao-Nang (Actavis (Foshan) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) Huo Ma Ren 2 capsules t. i. d. for oral administration 62 Constipation with CM zheng of excessive qi and heat
Xing Ren
Bai Shao
Zhi Shi
Hou Pu
Da Huang
Ma-Ren-Run-Chang-Wan (Bei Jing Tong Ren Tang Co., Ltd.) Huo Ma Ren 1–2 big honey pills b. i. d. for oral administration 52 Constipation with CM zheng of heat in stomach and intestines
Xing Ren
Da Hua
Bai Shao
Mu Xiang
Chen Pi
Liu-Wei-An-Xiao-Jiao-Nang (Gui Zhou Xin Bang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) Tu Mu Xiang 3–6 pills b. i. d. for oral administration 50 Constipation due to indigestion and bloating; stomachache; dyspepsia
Da Huang
Shan Nai
Han Shui Shi
Ke Zi
Jian Hua
Fu-Fang-Lu-Hui-Jiao-Nang (He Bei Wan Bang & Folon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) Lu Hui 1–2 capsules b. i. d. for oral administration 35 Constipation with CM zheng of intense fire in heart and liver
Qing Dai
Zhu Sha
Hu Po
Ma-Ren-Zi-Pi-Wan (Bao Tou Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) Huo Ma Ren 1 big honey pills b. i. d. for oral administration 34 Constipation with CM zheng of dryness and heat in large intestine
Xing Ren
Bai Shao
Zhi Shi
Hou Pu
Da Huang
Yu Li Ren
Dang Gui
Si-Ni-San (Fu Zhou Neptunus Futao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) Chai Hu 6–9 g granules b. i. d. for oral administration 32 Constipation with CM zheng of disharmony between spleen and liver
Zhi Shi
Bai Shao
Zhi Gan Cao
Liu-Wei-Neng-Xiao-Jiao-Nang (Yang Zong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) Da Hua 2 capsules b. i. d. for oral administration 27 Constipation due to indigestion; obesity; hyperlipidemia
Ke Zi
Gan Jiang
Zang Mu Xiang
Jian Hua
Hai Shui Shi
Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Wan (Bei Jing Tong Ren Tang Co., Ltd.) Huang Qi 1–2 big honey pills b. i. d. for oral administration 17 Constipation with CM zheng of qi deficiency of spleen and stomach/Sunken middle qi
Dang Shen
Bai Zhu
Dang Gui
Shen Ma
Chai Hu
Chen Pi
Zhi Gan Cao

t.i.d. means ter in die, three times a day; b.i.d. means bis in die, twice a day