Table 3. Classification of Herbs in Categories Based on The Textbook of Medical Herbology

Main category Frequency
Heat-clearing medicinal(淸熱藥) 6
Exterior-releasing medicinal(解表藥) 4
Dampness Drainingdiureticmedicinal(利水滲濕藥) 2
Tonyfying and replenishing medicinal(補益藥) 2
Blood-activating and stasis-dispelling medicinal(活血祛瘀藥) 2
Qi-regulating medicinal(理氣藥) 1
Dampness-resolving medicinal(芳香化濕藥) 1
Digestant medicinal(消食藥) 1
Phlegm-resolving, Cough-suppressing and panting-calming medicinal(化痰止咳平喘藥) 1