Table 3.

Descending frequency of herbal medicine combinations used in the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Precedence	Herbal medicine combinations
1	Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu) and Poria (Fuling)
2	Radix Astragali Mongolici (Huangqi) and Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Baizhu)
3	Radix Astragali Mongolici (Huangqi) and Radix Codonopsis (Dangshen)
4	Radix Astragali Mongolici (Huangqi) and Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui)
5	Radix Astragali Mongolici (Huangqi) and Poria (Fuling)
6	Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu) and Radix Curcumae Wenyujin (Yujin)
7	Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu) and Radix Bupleuri Chinensis (Chaihu)
8	Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu) and Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao)
9	Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu) and Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Chenpi)
10	Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu) and Radix Codonopsis (Dangshen)