Table 4.
The common TCM prescription for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy
| Herbal formulas | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin-yin name | English name | Pin-yin name (Chinese materia medica name; botanical name) | N | % | Daily dose (g) | Average duration (day) |
| Ma-Zi-Ren-Wan | Hemp Seed Pill | Huo-ma-ren (Semen Cannabis; Cannabis sativa L.), Xing-ren (Semen Armeniacae; Prunus armeniaca L.), Bai-shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba; Paeonia lactiflora Pall), Zhi-shi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus; Citrus × aurantium L.), Hou-po (Cortex Magnoliae; Magnolia hypoleuca Siebold & Zucc.), Da-huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei; Rheum palmatum L.), Feng-mi (honey) | 2078 | 4.07 | 8.32 | 2.77 |
| Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan | Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia | Shu-di-huan (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata; Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.), Shan-zhu-yu (Fructus Corni; Cornus officinalis Siebold & Zucc.), Shan-yao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae; Dioscorea opposita Thunb.), Fu-ling (Poria; Wolfiporia cocos (Schw.) Ryv. & Cilbn.), Mu-dan-pi (Cotex Moutan; Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.), Ze-xie (Rhizoma Alismatis; Alisma orientale (Sam.) Juz.) | 1706 | 3.34 | 6.67 | 7.89 |
| Xiang-Sha-Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang | Six Gentlemen Decoction with Aucklandia and Amomum | Mu-xiang (Radix Aucklandiae; Aucklandia lappa Decne.), Sha-ren (Fructus Amomi; Amomum villosum Lour.), Chen-pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae; Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Ban-xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae; Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino), Dang-shan (Radix Codonopsis; Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.), Bai-zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae; Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.), Fu-ling (Poria; Wolfiporia cocos(Schw.) Ryv. & Cilbn.), Gan-cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae; Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.), Sheng-jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens; Zingiber officinale Roscoe), Da-zao (Fructus Jujubae; Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) | 1672 | 3.27 | 8.16 | 4.63 |
| Shen-Ling-Bai-Zhu-San | Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Powder | Bian-dou (Semen Lablab Album; Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet), Ren-shen (Radix Ginseng; Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.), Bai-zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae; Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.), Fu-ling (Poria; Wolfiporia cocos(Schw.) Ryv. & Cilbn.), Gan-cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae; Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.), Shan-yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba; Paeonia lactiflora Pall), Lian-zi (Semen Nelumbinis; Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.), Yi-yi-ren (Semen Coicis; Coix lacryma-jobi L.), Jie-geng (Radix Platycodonis; Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.), Sha-ren (Fructus Amomi; Amomum villosum Lour.), Da-zao (Fructus Jujubae; Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) | 1588 | 3.11 | 7.58 | 4.4 |
| Chai-Hu-Jia-Long-Gu-Mu-Li-Tang | Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction | Chai-hu (Radix Bupleuri; Bupleurum chinense DC.), Huang-qin (Radix Scutellariae; Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi), Ren-shen (Radix Ginseng; Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.), Ban-xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae; Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino), Sheng-jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens; Zingiber officinale Roscoe), Da-zao (Fructus Jujubae; Ziziphus jujuba Mill.), Fu-ling (Poria; Wolfiporia cocos (Schw.) Ryv. & Cilbn.), Da-huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei; Rheum palmatum L.), Mu-li (Concha Ostreae), Qian-dan (Minium) | 1219 | 2.39 | 9.58 | 3.7 |
| Xin-Yi-Qing-Fei-Tang | Magnolia Flower Drink to Clear the Lungs | Xin-yi (Flos Magnoliae; Magnolia biondii Pamp.), Pi-pa-ye (Fol. Eriobotryae; Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.), Zhi-zi (Fructus Gardeniae; Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis), Zhi-mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae; Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge), Bai-he (Bulbus Lilii; Lilium brownii F.E.Br. ex Miellez), Huang-qin (Radix Scutellariae; Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi), Sheng-ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae; Cimicifuga foetida L.), Mai-men-dong (Radix Ophiopogonis; Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.), Shi-gao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Gan-cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae; Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) | 1209 | 2.37 | 9.02 | 3.04 |
| Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang | Peony and Licorice Decoction | Bai-shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba; Paeonia lactiflora Pall), Gan-cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae; Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) | 1207 | 2.36 | 7.97 | 6.34 |
| Ma-Xing-Shi-Gan-Tang | Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction | Ma-huang (Herba Ephedrae; Ephedra sinica Stapf), Xing-ren (Semen Armeniacae; Prunus armeniaca L.), Shi-gao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Gan-cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae; Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) | 973 | 1.9 | 7.75 | 8.89 |
| Xiao-Xu-Ming-Tang | Minor Extend Life Decoction | Ma-huang (Herba Ephedrae; Ephedra sinica Stapf), Chuan-xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong; Ligusticum chuanxiong S.H.Qiu, Y.Q.Zeng, K.Y.Pan, Y.C.Tang & J.M.Xu), Han-fang-ji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae; Stephania tetrandra S. Moore), Xing-ren (Semen Armeniacae; Prunus armeniaca L.), Fang-feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae; Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turez.) Schischk.), Sheng-jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens; Zingiber officinale Roscoe), Ren-shen (Radix Ginseng; Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.), Zhi-fu-zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata; Aconitum carmichaeli var. carmichaeli), Gui-zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi; Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl), Bai-shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba; Paeonia lactiflora Pall), Huang-qin (Radix Scutellariae; Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi), Gan-cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae; Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) | 968 | 1.89 | 4.09 | 9.73 |
| Xiao-Jian-Zhong-Tang | Minor Construct the Middle (Burner) Decoction | Yi-tang (Maltose), Gui-zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi; Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl), Bai-shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba; Paeonia lactiflora Pall), Sheng-jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens; Zingiber officinale Roscoe), Gan-cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae; Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.), Da-zao (Fructus Jujubae; Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) | 966 | 1.89 | 9.16 | 11.2 |
| Single Herbs | ||||||
| Pin-yin name |
Chinese materia medica name | Botanical name | ||||
| Shi-chang-pu | Rhizoma Acori Graminei | Acorus tatarinowii Schott | 2212 | 2.55 | 7.12 | 3.59 |
| Da-huang | Radix et Rhizoma Rhei | Rheum palmatum L. | 2067 | 2.39 | 7.71 | 1.99 |
| Tian-ma | Rhizoma Gastrodiae | Gastrodia elata Blume | 1822 | 2.10 | 7.19 | 1.50 |
| Yuan-zhi | Radix Polygalae | Dimocarpus longan Lour | 1778 | 2.05 | 7.89 | 1.17 |
| Gan-cao | Radix Glycyrrhizae | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch | 1724 | 1.99 | 9.16 | 1.45 |
| Zhe-bei-mu | Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii | Fritillaria thunbergii Miq. | 1626 | 1.88 | 7.57 | 6.19 |
| Xing-ren | Semen Armeniacae | Prunus armeniaca L. | 1329 | 1.53 | 7.33 | 1.98 |
| Hou-po | Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis | Magnolia hypoleuca Siebold & Zucc | 1238 | 1.43 | 7.98 | 1.96 |
| Jie-geng | Radix Platycodonis | Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC | 1223 | 1.41 | 6.72 | 1.52 |
| Huang-qi | Radix Astragali | Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge | 1059 | 1.22 | 9.14 | 1.71 |