Table 4 The use patterns of the top 10 single Chinese herbs and Chinese herbal formula prescribed before and after HCC diagnosis according to the code of ICD-9-CM (n = 73,918)
| Â | Frequency of CHM use (every visit) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2Â years before HCC diagnosis | 2Â years after HCC diagnosis | |||
Rating n. | Main ICD diagnosis | Rating n. | Main ICD diagnosis | |
Single Chinese herbs Generic name (Chinese name) | ||||
 Salvia miltiorrhiza (Dan-Shen) | 1 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 2 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
 Corydalis yanhusuo (Yanhusuo) | 2 | Gastritis/duodenitis (535) | 3 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
 Oldenlandia diffusa (Bai-Hua-She-She-Cao) | 3 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 1 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
 Scutellaria baicalensis (Huang-Qin) | 4 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 4 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
 Fritillaria (Beimu) | 5 | Respiratory symptoms (786) | 7 | Respiratory symptoms (786) |
 Artemisia capillaris (Yin-Chen-Hao) | 6 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 5 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) |
 Astragalus membranaceus (Huang-Qi) | 7 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 8 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
 Puerariae Radix | 8 | Acute nasopharyngitis (460) | 13 | General symptoms (780) |
 Polygonum multiflorum Thunb | 9 | General symptoms (780) | 15 | General symptoms (780) |
 Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (Da Huan) | 10 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 6 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
Chinese herbal formula (Chinese name) | ||||
 Jia-Wei-Xia-Yao-San | 1 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 1 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) |
 Xiao-Chai-Hu-Tang | 2 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 2 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
 Long-Dan-Xie-Gan-Tang | 3 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 4 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) |
 Shu-Jing-Hwo-Shiee-Tang | 4 | Back disorders (724) | 6 | Back disorders (724) |
 Xiang-Sha-Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang | 5 | Stomach dysfunction (536) | 3 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
 Gan-Lu-Yin | 6 | Oral soft tissue disease (528) | 7 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
 Ping-Wei-San | 7 | Gastritis/duodenitis (535) | 5 | Primary liver cancer (155) |
 Chuan-Chung-Cha-Tiao-San | 8 | Acute nasopharyngitis (460) | 12 | Acute nasopharyngitis (460) |
 Sho-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang | 9 | Back disorders (724) | 10 | Back disorders (724) |
 Shiee-Fuu-Jwu-Iu-Tang | 10 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) | 14 | CLD*/cirrhosis (573; 571) |