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. 2020 Sep 10;11:560448. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.560448

Table 4.

Frequency of types of traditional Chinese herbal medicine.

No Types Freq. Types of Medicines
1 Heat-clearing medicines 65 23
2 Exterior syndrome-relieving medicines 55 16
3 Phlegm-resolving and cough and asthma-relieving medicines 48 15
4 Damp-resolving medicines 43 7
5 Tonify medicines 42 15
6 Damp-draining diuretic medicines 30 9
7 Qi-regulating medicines 23 4
8 Blood-activating and stasis-resolving medicines 11 4
9 Interior-warming medicines 8 3
10 Resolving wind-damp medicines 6 4
11 Astringent medicines 5 3
12 Purgative medicines 5 1
13 Clearing away toxin and killing parasites medicines 2 2
14 Liver-calming and wind-extinguishing medicines 1 1

The frequency of application of Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma (gancao) has not been counted in the statistics, because of Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma (gancao) commonly used as harmonizing herb in TCM decoctions.