Table 1 Commonly Used Herbs in Group 1, 2, 3 and Frequency

Herbs Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total
1. Glycyrrhizae Radix (甘草) 11 10 14 35
2. Scutellariae Radix (黃芩) 10 8 8 26
3. Phellodendri Cortex (黃柏) 3 3 2 8
4. Lonicera Flos (金銀花) 3 4 5 12
5. Rehmanniae Radix (生地黃) 6 4 5 15
6. Rhei Rhizoma (大黃) 5 4 3 12
7. Forsythiae Fructus (連翹) 4 3 7 14
8. Trichosanthis Radix (天花粉) 3 3 2 8
9. Schizonepetae Spica (荊芥) 7 2 6 15
10. Sophorae Radix (苦蔘) 2 2 3 7
11. Saposhnikoviae Radix (防風) 8 6 8 22
12. Cicandidae Periostracum (蟬退) 4 2 2 8
13. Coptidis Rhizoma (黃連) 1 5 5 11
14. Gypsum (石膏) 2 1 2 5
15. Puerariae Radix (葛根) 1 3 3 7
16. Menthae Herba (薄荷) 4 1 6 11
17. Angelicae Gigantis Radix (當歸) 10 7 5 22
18. Citri Percarpium (陳皮) 5 2 5 12
19. Paeoniae Radix Alba (白芍藥) 4 4 4 12
20. Platycodi Radix (桔梗) 4 2 4 10
21. Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba (白朮) 4 2 2 8
22. Atractylodis Rhizoma (蒼朮) 4 1 2 7
23. Ginseng Radix (人蔘) 5 2 3 10
24. Cnidii Rhizoma (川芎) 6 2 5 13
25. Astragali Radix (黃芪) 3 5 4 12
26. Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (白芷) 4 3 5 12
27. Cinnamomi Ramulus (桂枝) 2 2 3 7
28. Gardeniae Fructus (梔子) 3 4 6 13
29. Bupleuri Radix (柴胡) 3 1 3 7
30. Cimicifugae Rhizoma (升麻) 2 2 4 8
31. Paeoniae Radix Rubra (赤芍藥) 3 3 4 10
32. Osterici Radix (羌活) 1 1 1 3
33. Aurantii Immaturus Fructus (枳殼) 1 1 3 5
34. Scrophulariae Radix (玄蔘) 1 1 1 3
35. Zingiberis Rhizoma Crudus (生薑) 3 1 2 6
36. Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (知母) 1 2 3 6
37. Arctii Fructus Semen (牛蒡子) 3 3 1 7
38. Akebiae Caulis (木通) 1 3 1 5
39. Magnoliae Cortex (厚朴) 3 1 2 6
40. Hoelen (赤茯苓) 2 1 2 5
41. Sesamum indicum (胡麻) 2 1 1 4
42. Gleditsia japonica (皁角子) 1 2 1 4