Table 2.
The Chinese herbs mentioned in the article.
| Chinese name | English name | Latin name | Frequency of usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 43 Chinese herbs used in 17 prescriptions of CHBT | |||
| Difuzi | Fructus kochiae | Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J.Scott | 15 |
| Baixianpi | Densefruit pittany root-bark | Dictamnus albus L. | 13 |
| Kushen | Lightyellow sophora | Sophora flavescens aiton | 13 |
| Danggui | Chinese angelica | Angelica sinensis (oliv.) diels | 12 |
| Xixin | Manchurian wildginger | Asarum sieboldii miq. | 12 |
| Chantui | Cicada slough | Cryptotympana atrata fabr. | 12 |
| Chuanxiong | Szechuan lovage rhizome | Ligusticum striatum DC. | 11 |
| Jingjie | Fineleaf schizonepeta herb | Nepeta tenuifolia benth | 8 |
| Tufulin | Rhizoma smilacis glabrae | Smilax glabra roxb | 8 |
| Dahuang | Rhubarb root and rhizome | Rheum officinale baill. | 7 |
| Mahuang | Ephedra equisetina | Ephedra sinica stapf | 7 |
| Baizhi | Dahurian angelica | Bletilla striata (thunb.) Rchb.f. | 6 |
| Jixueteng | Suberect spatholobus stem | Millettia dielsiana harms | 5 |
| Danshen | Salvia miltiorrhiza f alba | Salvia miltiorrhiza bunge | 4 |
| Shechuangzi | Common cnidium | Cnidium monnieri (L.) cusson | 4 |
| Fangfeng | Divaricate saposhnikovia | Saposhnikovia divaricata (turcz.) schischk. | 4 |
| Heshouwu | Tuber fleeceflower | Reynoutria multiflora (Thunb.) moldenke | 3 |
| Zaojiaoci | Spine of Chinese honeylocust | Gleditsia sinensis lam. | 3 |
| Baijili | Tribulus fruit | Tribulus terrestris L. | 3 |
| Cangzhu | Atractylodes japonica | Atractylodes lancea (thunb.) DC. | 2 |
| Guizhi | Cassiabarktree twig | Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl | 2 |
| Honghua | Safflower | Carthamus tinctorius L. | 2 |
| Zisuye | Perilla frutescens var acuta | Perilla frutescens (L.) britton | 2 |
| Songjie | Knotty pine wood | Pinus tabuliformis carrière | 2 |
| Chishao | Red peony root | Paeonia lactiflora pall. | 2 |
| Qianghuo | Notopterygium forbesii | Notopterygium incisum K.C.Ting ex H.T.Chang | 2 |
| Tanxiang | Sandalwood | Santalum album L. | 2 |
| Haitongpi | Oriental Variegated coralbean bark | Erythrina variegata L. | 1 |
| Huaizhi | Twig of Japanese pagodatree | Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) schott | 1 |
| Wugong | Centipede | Scolopendra Subspinipes Mutilans | 1 |
| Wushaoshe | Chinese rat snake | Zaocys dhumnades cantor | 1 |
| Biejia | Turtle shell | Trionyx sinensis wiegmann | 1 |
| Huoxiang | Wrinkled gianthyssop | Pogostemon cablin (blanco) benth. | 1 |
| Peilan | Eupatorium formosanum | Eupatorium fortunei turcz. | 1 |
| Taoren | Peach kernel | Prunus persica (L.) batsch | 1 |
| Juhua | Florists chrysanthemum flower | Chrysanthemum morifolium ramat. | 1 |
| Wujiapi | Acanthopanax senticosus | Eleutherococcus nodiflorus (dunn) S.Y.Hu | 1 |
| Shengdihuang | Fresh rehmannia root | Rehmannia glutinosa (gaertn.) DC. | 1 |
| Weilingxian | Chinese clematis | Clematis chinensis osbeck | 1 |
| Quanxie | Scorpion | Buthus martensii karsch. | 1 |
| Jixuecao | Asiatic pennywort | Centella asiatica (L.) urb. | 1 |
| Taozhi | Prunus davidiana | Prunus persica (L.) batsch | 1 |
| Shenjincao | Common clubmoss herb | Lycopodium clavatum L. | 1 |
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| The other Chinese herbs mentioned in the article | |||
| Sangbaipi | Folium mori albae | Morus alba L. | - |
| Zicao | Radix arnebiae | Lithospermum erythrorhizon siebold and zucc. | - |
| Huangqi | Radix astragali | Astragalus henryi oliv. | - |
| Yizhiren | Sharpleaf galangal | Alpinia oxyphylla miq. | - |
| Wuweizi | Schisandra sphenanthera | Schisandra chinensis (turcz.) baill. | - |
CHBT = Chinese herbal bath therapy.