TABLE 4.
Frequently used herbs in Chinese herbal decoctions for which patients reported improvements.
| Herb name in pin yin and Chinese characters | Scientific name | No. (%) |
| Fu ling 茯苓 | Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf | 955 (52.70) |
| Chuan xiong 川芎 | Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. | 929 (51.27) |
| Bai shao 白芍 | Paeonia lactiflora Pall. | 894 (49.34) |
| Ban xia 半夏 | Pinellia ternate (Thunb.) Breit. | 837 (46.19) |
| Gan cao (honey fried) 炙甘草 | Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma Praeparata Cum Melle | 790 (43.60) |
| Gui zhi 桂枝 | Cinnamomum cassia Presl | 788 (43.49) |
| Yan hu suo 延胡索 | Corydalis yanhusuo W.T. Wang | 763 (42.11) |
| Bai zhu 白术 | Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. | 761 (42.00) |
| Chen pi 陈皮 | Citrus reticulata Blanco | 736 (40.62) |
| Chang pu 石菖蒲/九节菖蒲 | Acorus tatarinowii Schott | 637 (35.15) |
| Wu yao 乌药 | Lindera aggregate (Sims) Kos-term. | 625 (34.49) |
| Xiang fu 香附 | Cyperus rotundus L. | 612 (33.77) |
| Bai zhi 白芷 | 1. Angelica dahurica (Fisch,ex Hoffm.) Benth.et Hook.f. 2. Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth.et Hook.f.var.formosana (Boiss.) Shan et Yuan |
572 (31.57) |
| Liu ji nu 刘寄奴 | Herba Artemisiae Anomalae | 546 (30.13) |
| Xiao hui xiang 小茴香 | Foeniculum vulgare Mill. | 536 (29.58) |
| Hou po 厚朴 | 1. Magnolia officinalis Rehd.et Wils. 2. Magnolia officinalis Rehd.et Wils.var.biloba Rehd.et Wils. |
526 (29.03) |
| Sha ren 砂仁 | 1. Amomum villosum Lour. 2. Amomum villosum Lour.var.xanthioides T.L.Wu et Senjen 3. Amomum longiligulare T.L.Wu |
526 (29.03) |
| Gan cao 甘草 | 1. Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. 2. Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. 3. Glycyrrhiza glabra L |
493 (27.21) |
| Dang shen 党参 | 1. Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.)Nannf. 2. Codonopsis pilosula Nannf.var.modesta (Nannf.) L.T.Shen 3. Codonopsis tangshenOliv. |
489 (26.99) |
| Qiang huo 羌活 | 1. Notopterygium incisum Ting ex H. T. Chang 2. Notopterygium franchetii H. de Boiss. |
467 (25.77) |
| Shan zhu yu 山茱萸 | Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc. | 407 (22.46) |
| Chai hu 柴胡 | 1. Bupleurum chinenseDC. 2. Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd. |
388 (21.41) |
| Dang gui 当归 | Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels | 376 (20.75) |
| Ge gen 葛根 | Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi | 346 (19.09) |
| Zhi qiao 枳壳 | Citrus aurantium L. | 328 (18.10) |
| Man jing zi 蔓荆子 | 1. Vitex trifolia L. var. simplicifolia Cham. 2. Vitex trifolia L. |
288 (15.89) |
| Tian ma 天麻 | Gastrodia elata Bl. | 287 (15.84) |
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