Table 5. Ten most common single and formulae CHPs prescribed for migraine in Taiwan.
| CHPs | Frequency | Number of person-days | Average daily dose (g) | Average duration of prescription (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single CHP | ||||
| Yan-Hu-Suo (Corydalis yanhusuo W.T.Wang) | 1837 | 13416 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Da-Huang (Rheum palmatum L.) | 1610 | 12593 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Ge-Gen [Pueraria lobate (Willd.) Ohwi] | 1436 | 11376 | 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Dan-Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge) | 1408 | 11614 | 3.6 | 8.2 |
| Bai-Zhi [Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook.] | 1367 | 9726 | 11.2 | 7.1 |
| Zhe-Bei-Mu (Fritillaria thunbergii Miq.) | 1278 | 9747 | 3.4 | 7.6 |
| Chuan-Xiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.) | 1254 | 10143 | 5.6 | 8.1 |
| Huang-Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi) | 1114 | 8291 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| Jie-Geng [Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A. DC.] | 1076 | 7043 | 3.4 | 6.5 |
| Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) | 1015 | 7709 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| Formulae CHP | ||||
| Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San | 1963 | 16688 | 17.6 | 8.5 |
| Chuan-Xiong-Cha-Tiao-San | 1857 | 13049 | 10.4 | 7 |
| Shu-Jing-Huo-Xie-Tang | 1586 | 10547 | 7.5 | 6.7 |
| Ji-Sheng-Shen-Qi-Wan | 1290 | 12040 | 12.4 | 9.3 |
| Ger-Gen-Tang | 1242 | 8216 | 16.4 | 6.6 |
| Ban-Xia-Xie-Xin-Tang | 1235 | 9505 | 12.2 | 7.7 |
| Xue-Fu-Zhu-Yu-Tang | 1222 | 9832 | 7.6 | 8 |
| Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang | 1175 | 8205 | 5.9 | 7 |
| Siang-Sha-Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang | 991 | 8257 | 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Zhi-Gan-Cao-Tang | 942 | 6786 | 5.7 | 7.2 |
CHP, Chinese herbal product.