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Table 4 The most common prescription patterns for combination Chinese herbs in a single prescription for subjects with osteoarthritis in Taiwan during 2002 (total prescription numbers = 32,050)

From: Chinese herbal prescriptions for osteoarthritis in Taiwan: analysis of national health insurance dataset

Chinese herbal formulae or single herbs

Support (%)

Number of prescriptions

Shen-tung-chu-yu-tang, Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang

0.7%

236

Jia-wei-xiao-yao-san, Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang

0.6%

197

Jia-wei-xiao-yao-san, Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang

0.6%

189

Gui-zhi-shuo-yao-zhi-mu-tang, Ji-xue-teng

0.5%

154

Che-qian-zi, Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang

0.5%

152

Suan-zao-ren, Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang

0.5%

149

Tao-ren, Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang

0.4%

137

Ye-jiao-teng, Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang

0.4%

136

Ge-gen, Ji-ju-di-huang-wan

0.4%

136

Ge-gen, Xue-fu-chu-yu-tang

0.4%

132