Table 3.
Most commonly prescribedtraditional Chinese medicine formulas forchildren with asthma in Taiwanfrom 2000 to 2012.
| Herbal formula (Pin-yin name) | Ingredients of herbal formula Pin-yin name (Official name) | N (%) | Average dosage/day | Ma-Huang dose/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xin-Yi-Qing-Fei-Tang | Xin-Yin (MagnoliaeFlos); Bai-He (LiliiBulbus); Zhi- Mu (AnemarrhenaRhizoma); Shi-Gao(GypsumFibrosum); Pi-Pa-Ye (EriobotryaeFolium); Sheng-Ma (CimicifugaeRhizoma); Mai-men-dong (Ophiopogonis Radix); Zhi-Zi (GardeniaeFructus); Huang-Qin (Scutellariae Radix); Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix) | 54034 (6.03) | 2.6 g | |
| Xiao-Qing-Long-Tang | Ma-Huang (EphedraeHerba); Gui-Zhi (CinnamomiRamulus); Bai-Shao (Paeoniae Alba Radix); Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix); Gan-Jiang (ZingiberisRhizoma); Xi-Xin (Asari Radix Rhizoma); Ban-Xia (PinelliaeRhizoma); Wu-Wei-Zi (SchisandraeFructus) | 44912 (5.01) | 2.4 g | 0.5 g |
| Ma-Xing-Gan-Shi-Tang | Ma-Huang (EphedraeHerba); Ku-Xing-Ren (ArmeniacaeAmarum Semen); Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix); Shi-Gao (GypsumFibrosum) | 37080 (4.14) | 2.8 g | 1.0 g |
| Cang-Er-San | Cang-Er-Zi (XanthiiFructus); Xin-Yin (MagnoliaeFlos); Bai-Zhi (AngelicaeDahuricae Radix); Bo-He (MenthaeHerba) | 36979 (4.13) | 2.5 g | |
| Xin-Yi-San | Xin-Yin (MagnoliaeFlos); Bai-Zhi (AngelicaeDahuricae Radix); Sheng-Ma (CimicifugaeRhizoma); Gao-Ben (LigusticiRhizoma et Radix); Fang-Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix); ChuanXiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Xi-Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma); Chuan-Mu-Tong (Clematidis Caulis); Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix) | 35815 (4) | 2.4 g | |
| Yin-Qiao-San | Jin-Yin Hua (LoniceraeFlos); Lian-Qiao (ForsythiaeFructus); Jing-Jie (SchizonepetaeHerba); Dan-Dou-Chi (Sojae Semen Preparatum); Jie-Geng (Platycodi Radix); Bo-He (MenthaeHerba); Niu-Bang-Zi (ArctiiFructus); Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix); Dan-Zhu-Ye (Lophatheri Caulis Folium); Lu-Gen (PhragmitisRhizoma) | 25134 (2.81) | 2.8 g | |
| Ge-Gen-Tang | Ge-Gen (Puerariae Radix); Ma-Huang (EphedraeHerba); Gan-Jiang (ZingiberisRhizoma); Gui-Zhi (CinnamomiRamulus); Bai-Shao (Paeoniae Alba Radix); Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix); Da-Zao (JujubaeFructus) | 23701 (2.65) | 2.6 g | 0.5 g |
| Xing-Su-San | Zi-Su-Ye (Perillae Folium); Jie-Geng (Platycodi Radix); Da-Zao (JujubaeFructus); Ban-Xia (PinelliaeRhizoma); Zhi-Ke (CitriImmaturusFructus); Ju-Pi (CitriReticulataePericarpium); Fu-Ling (Poria); Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix); Ku-Xing-Ren (ArmeniacaeAmarum Semen); Qian-Hu (Peucedani Radix); Gan-Jiang (ZingiberisRhizoma) | 21641 (2.42) | 2.9 g | |
| Zhi-Sou-San | Jie-Geng (Platycodi Radix); Jing-Jie (SchizonepetaeHerba); Zi-Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma); Bai-Bu (Stemonae Radix.); Bai-Qian (CynanchiStauntoniiRhizoma et Radix); Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix); Ju-Pi (CitriReticulataePericarpium) | 17960 (2.01) | 2.7 g | |
| Ding-Chuan-Tang | Ma-Huang (EphedraeHerba); Sang-Bai-Pi (Mori Radicis Cortex); Bai-Guo (Ginkgo Semen); Huang-Qin (Scutellariae Radix); Zi-Su-Zi (PerillaeFructus); Ku-Xing-Ren (ArmeniacaeAmarum Semen); Ban-Xia (PinelliaeRhizoma); Kuan-Dong-Hua (FarfaraeFlos); Gan-Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix) | 17657 (1.97) | 2.7 g | 0.4 g |