Table 3. Frequency and Category of Herbs on Prescription Used more than 3 Times

Herb Category Frequency
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (甘草) Qi-tonifying medicine (補氣藥) 28
Poria Sclerotium (茯苓) Water-draining and swelling-dispersing medicine (利水退腫藥) 23
Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (生薑) Wind-cold-dispersing medicine (發散風寒藥) 19
Zizyphi Fructus (大棗) Qi-tonifying medicine (補氣藥) 14
Atractylodis Rhizoma (蒼朮) Dampness-resolving medicine (芳香化濕藥) 13
Cinnamomi Ramulus (桂枝) Wind-cold-dispersing medicine (發散風寒藥) 12
Pinelliae Tuber (半夏) Cold-phlegm-warming and resolving medicine (溫化寒痰藥) 10
Alismatis Rhizoma (澤瀉) Water-draining and swelling-dispersing medicine (利水退腫藥) 10
Ginseng Radix (人蔘) Qi-tonifying medicine (補氣藥) 8
Cinnamomi Cortex (肉桂) Interior-warming medicine (溫裏藥) 8
Angelicae Gigantis Radix (當歸) Blood-tonifying medicine (補血藥) 8
Cnidii Rhizoma (川芎) Blood-activating and stasis-dispelling medicine (活血祛瘀藥) 8
Scutellariae Radix (黃芩) Heat-clearing and dampness-drying medicine (淸熱燥濕藥) 8
Paeoniae Radix Alba (白灼藥) Blood-tonifying medicine (補血藥) 7
Paeoniae Radix Rubra (赤芍藥) Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicine (淸熱凉血藥) 7
Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (附子) Interior-warming medicine (溫裏藥) 7
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (大黃) Diarrhea-inducing medicine (功下藥) 7
Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba (白朮) Qi-tonifying medicine (補氣藥) 6
Dioscoreae Rhizoma (山藥) Qi-tonifying medicine (補氣藥) 6
Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (熟地黃) Blood-tonifying medicine (補血藥) 6
Coptidis Rhizoma (黃連) Heat-clearing and dampness-drying medicine (淸熱燥濕藥) 6
Phellodendri Cortex (黃柏) Heat-clearing and dampness-drying medicine (淸熱燥濕藥) 6
Ostreae Testa (牡蠣) Pacify the liver to subdue yang medicine (平肝潛陽藥) 6
Natrii Sulfas (芒硝) Diarrhea-inducing medicine (功下藥) 6
Euphorbia kansui Liou ex Wang (甘遂) drastic water-expelling medicinal (峻下逐水藥) 5
Moutan Radicis Cortex (牧丹皮) Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicine (淸熱凉血藥) 5
Bupleuri Radix (柴胡) Wind-heat dispersing medicine (發散風熱藥) 5
Corni Fructus (山茱萸) Essential-gathering, urine-expelling and leukorrhea-stopping medicine (澀精縮尿止帶藥) 5
Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (知母) heat-clearing and fire-purging medicinal (淸熱瀉火藥) 5
Citri Unshius Pericarpium (陳皮) Qi-regulating medicine (理氣藥) 5
Polygalae Radix (遠志) tranquillizing medicinal (安神藥) 5
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi (龍骨) tranquillizing medicinal (安神藥) 5
Acori Graminei Rhizoma (石菖蒲) orifice-opening medicinal (開竅藥) 4
Armeniacae Semen (杏仁) Cough-suppressing and panting-calming medicine (止咳平喘藥) 4
Citri Unshius Pericarpium Immaturus (靑皮) Qi-regulating medicine (理氣藥) 3
Cyperi Rhizoma (香附子) Qi-regulating medicine (理氣藥) 3
Aucklandiae Radix (木香) Qi-regulating medicine (理氣藥) 3
Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (白芷) Wind-cold-dispersing medicine (發散風寒藥) 3
Rehmanniae Radix (乾地黃) Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicine (淸熱凉血藥) 3
Puerariae Radix (葛根) Wind-heat dispersing medicine (發散風熱藥) 3
Zingiberis Rhizoma (乾薑) Interior-warming medicine (溫裏藥) 3
Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (枳殼) Qi-regulating medicine (理氣藥) 3
Astragali Radix (黃芪) Qi-tonifying medicine (補氣藥) 3