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Table 3 Top ten herbal formulae and single herb prescribed by traditional Chinese medicine doctors for Hypertension (n = 81,582)

From: Frequency and co-prescription pattern of Chinese herbal products for hypertension in Taiwan: a Cohort study

 

Frequency of prescription n (%)

Average daily dose (g)

Average duration for prescription (days)

Herbal formulae

    

Tian-Ma-Gou-Teng-Yin

22,403

27.5 %

9.7

10.4

Gou-Teng-San

10,211

12.5 %

7.6

9.2

Xue-Fu- Zhu-Yu-Tang

7,540

9.2 %

7.7

10.7

Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San

6,342

7.8 %

7.1

11.4

Zhi-Bo-Di-Huang-Wan

4,999

6.1 %

6.4

11.6

Qi-Ju-Di-Huang-Wan

4,828

5.9 %

4.9

12.7

Long-Dan-Xie-Gan-Tang

4,589

5.6 %

8.4

10.2

Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan

4,058

5.0 %

6.8

11.0

Zhi-Gan-Cao-Tang

3,834

4.7 %

8.0

11.5

Shu-Jing-Huo-Xue-Tang

3,661

4.5 %

5.2

11.8

Single Herb

    

Dan Shen (Radix Salvia Miltiorrhizae)

13,970

17.1 %

2.3

11.3

Gou Teng (Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis)

8,492

10.4 %

2.0

10.4

Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae)

6,846

8.4 %

1.9

10.4

Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae)

5,230

6.4 %

2.3

11.9

Xia Ku Cao (Spica Prunellae Vulgaris)

4,964

6.1 %

2.2

10.8

Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei)

4,964

6.1 %

1.0

10.8

Du Zhong (Cortex Eucommiae)

4,576

5.6 %

1.7

11.9

Tian Ma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae Elatae)

4,284

5.3 %

1.7

10.9

Chuan Qi (Radix Notoginseng)

4,189

5.1 %

3.0

10.5

Shan Zha (Crataegi Fructus)

4,173

5.1 %

1.8

10.8