Table 3.
The top 10 commonly prescribed single herbs (SHs) for allergic rhinitis (AR), and pharmaceutical names were used to present the listed SHs (prescription number: 222,279).
| Rank | Pharmaceutical name | CHM indications | Prevalence (%) | Dose (gm/day) | Duration (days/year) | Degree centrality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.) A. DC. | Phlegm | 19.1 | 1.4 | 17.7 | 6 |
| 2 | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. | Heat-toxin | 16.5 | 1.1 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 3 | Angelica dahurica Benth. et Hood. F. | Wind | 16.2 | 1.4 | 20.3 | 6 |
| 4 | Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi | Heat | 15.8 | 1.4 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 5 | Fritillaria thunbergii Miq. | Phlegm | 15.5 | 1.3 | 18.7 | 4 |
| 6 | Houttuynia cordata Thunb. | Heat-toxin | 14.8 | 1.5 | 18.2 | 4 |
| 7 | Prunus armeniaca L. var. ansu Maxim. | Phlegm | 12.9 | 1.4 | 16.5 | 5 |
| 8 | Xanthium sibiricum Patr. et Widd | Wind-cold | 12.8 | 1.4 | 19.3 | 5 |
| 9 | Cryptotympana pustulata Fabricius | Dampness | 11.8 | 1.4 | 20.4 | 4 |
| 10 | Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schisch. | Wind | 11.5 | 1.1 | 17.8 | 2 |