TABLE 5.
Core herb pairs in Chinese herbal decoctions for which patients reported improvements.
| Consequent | Antecedent | Support % | Confidence % | Lift |
| Bo he 薄荷 | Jing jie 荆芥 | 5.85 | 85.85 | 12.25 |
| Jing jie 荆芥 | Bo he 薄荷 | 7.01 | 71.65 | 12.25 |
| Jing jie 荆芥 | Du huo 独活 | 5.13 | 70.97 | 12.13 |
| Du huo 独活 | Jing jie 荆芥 | 5.85 | 62.26 | 12.13 |
| Fang feng 防风 | Jing jie 荆芥 | 5.85 | 93.40 | 11.43 |
| Jing jie 荆芥 | Fang feng 防风 | 8.17 | 66.89 | 11.43 |
| Gao ben 藁本 | Du huo 独活 | 5.13 | 59.14 | 11.28 |
| Du huo 独活 | Gao ben 藁本 | 5.24 | 57.89 | 11.28 |
| Bo he 薄荷 | Du huo 独活 | 5.13 | 70.97 | 10.13 |
| Du huo 独活 | Bo he 薄荷 | 7.01 | 51.97 | 10.13 |
| Fang feng 防风 | Du huo 独活 | 5.13 | 80.65 | 9.87 |
| Du huo 独活 | Fang feng 防风 | 8.17 | 50.68 | 9.87 |
| Jing jie 荆芥 | Xia tian wu 夏天无 | 5.57 | 56.44 | 9.65 |
| Xia tian wu 夏天无 | Jing jie 荆芥 | 5.85 | 53.77 | 9.65 |
| Pi pa ye 枇杷叶 | Fang feng 防风 | 8.17 | 84.46 | 9.11 |
| Fang feng 防风 | Pi pa ye 枇杷叶 | 9.27 | 74.40 | 9.11 |
| Fang feng 防风 | Bo he 薄荷 | 7.01 | 71.65 | 8.77 |
| Bo he 薄荷 | Fang feng 防风 | 8.17 | 61.49 | 8.77 |
| Sheng ma 升麻 | Du zhong 杜仲 | 7.28 | 63.64 | 7.21 |
| Du zhong 杜仲 | Sheng ma 升麻 | 8.83 | 52.50 | 7.21 |
| Xi xin 细辛 | Fang feng 防风 | 8.17 | 66.89 | 6.55 |
| Fang feng 防风 | Xi xin 细辛 | 10.21 | 53.51 | 6.55 |
| Ya jiao ai 鸭脚艾 | Xiao hui xiang 小茴香 | 29.58 | 95.52 | 3.17 |
| Xiao hui xiang 小茴香 | Ya jiao ai 鸭脚艾 | 30.13 | 93.77 | 3.17 |
| Ya jiao ai 鸭脚艾 | Sha ren 砂仁 | 29.03 | 92.21 | 3.06 |
| Sha ren 砂仁 | Ya jiao ai 鸭脚艾 | 30.13 | 88.83 | 3.06 |
| Xiao hui xiang 小茴香 | Sha ren 砂仁 | 29.03 | 90.30 | 3.05 |
| Sha ren 砂仁 | Xiao hui xiang 小茴香 | 29.58 | 88.62 | 3.05 |
| Hou po 厚朴 | Zhi qiao 枳壳 | 18.10 | 87.20 | 3.00 |
| Zhi qiao 枳壳 | Hou po 厚朴 | 29.03 | 54.37 | 3.00 |
The support level was set as 5%, confidence level as 50%.
Bidirectional associations with lift over 3.0 were presented.