Table 3.
Frequency of application of classification of TCMs for dampness.
| Categories | Frequency | Drugs and frequency of use | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damp-resolving medicines | Aromatic damp-resolving medicines | 153 | Pogostemonis Herba (48), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (38), Tsaoko Fructus (32), Amomi Fructus Rotundus (15), Amomi Fructus (12), Eupatorii Herba (4), Moslae Herba (2), Silkworm Feces (1), Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen (1) |
| Invigorating spleen damp-resolving medicines | 79 | Poria (46), Coicis Semen (28), Lablab Semen Album (5) | |
| Heat-clearing and damp-resolving medicines | 1 | Nelumbinis Folium (1) | |
| Dry-dampness medicines | Dry-dampness dissipate phlegm medicines | 100 | Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (49), Pinelliae Rhizoma (48), Citri Exocarpium Rubrum (3) |
| Dry-dampness invigorating spleen medicines | 66 | Atractylodis Rhizoma (40), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizome (26) | |
| Heat-clearing and dry-dampness medicines | 52 | Scutellariae Radix (42), Coptidis Rhizoma (10) | |
| Phlegm-dissloving medicines | Phlegm-dissloving medicines | 107 | Platycodonis Radix (24), Trichosanthis Fructus (22), Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus (15), Asteris Radix et Rhizoma (8), Perilla Fruit (7), Peucedani Radix (6), Farfarae Flos (5), Sinapis Albae Semen (4), Bambusae Caulis in Taenia (4), Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma et Radix (3), Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus (2), Arisaema Cum Bile (2), Inulae Flos (2), Gleditsiae Fructus Abnormalis (1), Succus Bambusae (1) |
| Exterior-releasing overcome damp medicines | Exterior-releasing overcome damp medicines | 24 | Saposhnikoviae Radix (8), Notopterygii Rhizome et Radix (15), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (1) |
| Damp-draining diuretic medicines | Heat-clearing and damp-excreting medicines | 54 | Phragmitis Rhizoma (27), Lophatheri Herba (13), Artemisiae Annuae Herba (7), Imperatae Rhizoma (2) |
| Exterior-releasing promote urination medicines | 54 | Ephedrae Herba (52) | |
| Edema-alleviating diuretic medicines | 44 | Descurainiae Semen Lepidii Semen (29), Succus Bambusaeng (6), Benincasae Semen (5), Alismatis Rhizoma (4) | |
| Supplement qi promote urination medicines | 25 | Astragali Radix (25) | |
| Digestion-promoting and promote urination medicines | 24 | Areca Semen (24) | |
| Purgative and damp-excreting medicines | 18 | Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (18) | |
| Stranguria-relieving diuretic medicines | 15 | Talcum (8), Tetrapanacis Medulla (6), Akebiae Caulis (1) | |
| Damp-excreting anti-icteric medicines | 11 | Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix (9), Artemisiae Scopariea Herba (2) | |
| Phlegm-dissloving promote urination medicines | 10 | Mori Cortex (10) | |
| Blood-cooling and promote urination medicines | 3 | Verbenae Herba (3) |