Table 3.
The 19 most frequently used flavours of Chinese herbal medicine in 17 bath prescriptions
| English name | Latin name | Chinese Pinyin name | Frequency of usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pruritus relief | |||
| Fructus Kochiae | Fructus Kochiae Scopariae | Difuzi | 15 |
| Lightyellow Sophora Root | Radix Sophorae Flavescentis | Kushen | 13 |
| Densefruit Pittany Root-bark | Cortex Dictamni | Baixianpi | 13 |
| Cicada Slough | Periostracum Cicadae | Chantui | 12 |
| Common Cnidium Fruit | Fructus Cnidii | Shechuangzi | 4 |
| Chinese Honeylocust Spine | Spina Gleditsiae | Zaojiaoci | 3 |
| Puncturervine Caltrop Fruit | Fructus Tribuli Terrestris | Baijili | 3 |
| Tuber Fleeceflower Root | Radix Polygoni Multiflori | Heshouwu | 3 |
| Activating blood circulation | |||
| Chinese Angelica | Radix Angelicae Sinensis | Danggui | 12 |
| Manchurian Wildginger | Herba Asari | Xixin | 12 |
| Szechuan Lovage Rhizome | Rhizoma Chuanxiong | Chuanxiong | 11 |
| Suberect Spatholobus Stem | Caulis Spatholobi | Jixueteng | 5 |
| Dan-shen root | Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Danshen | 4 |
| Stimulating secretion of sweat | |||
| Chinese Ephedrs Herb | Ephedra sinica Stapf | Mahuang | 7 |
| Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb | Herba Schizonepetae | Jingjie | 8 |
| Angelica Dahurica | Radix Angelicae Dahuricae | Baizhi | 6 |
| Divaricate Saposhniovia Root | Radix Saposhnikoviae | Fangfeng | 4 |
| Promoting detoxification | |||
| Rhubarb Root and Rhizome | Rheum Officinale Baill | Dahuang | 7 |