Table 12. Frequency and Category of Herbs on Prescription Used More than 5 Times

Herb Category Frequency
Glycyrrhizae Radix(甘草) Qi-tonifying medicinal(補氣藥) 16
Acori Graminei Rhizoma(石菖蒲) Orifice-opening medicinal(開竅藥) 14
Angelicae Gigantis Radix(當歸) Blood-tonifying medicinal(補血藥) 13
Bupleuri Radix(柴胡) Wind-cold dispersing medicinal(發散風熱藥) 13
Persicae Semen(桃仁) Blood-activating and stasis-dispelling medicinal(活血祛瘀藥) 13
Cnidii Rhizoma(川芎) Blood-activating and stasis-dispelling medicinal(活血祛瘀藥) 13
Carthami Flos(紅花) Blood-activating and stasis-dispelling medicinal(活血祛瘀藥) 12
Paeoniae Radix Rubra(赤芍藥) Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal(淸熱凉血藥) 12
Puerariae Radix(葛根) Wind-cold dispersing medicinal(發散風熱藥) 10
Salviae Militiorrhizae Radix(丹參) Blood-activating and stasis-dispelling medicinal(活血祛瘀藥) 9
Platycodonis Radix(桔梗) Clearing and resolving heat-phlegm medicinal(淸化熱痰藥) 6
Curcumae Radix(鬱金) Blood-activating and stasis-dispelling medicinal(活血祛瘀藥) 5
Rehmanniae Radix Preparata(生地黃) Heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicinal(淸熱凉血藥) 5
Cyperi Rhizoma(香附子) Qi-regulating medicinal(理氣藥) 5
Citri Unshius Pericarpium(陳皮) Qi-regulating medicinal(理氣藥) 5
Astragali Radix(黃芪) Qi-tonifying medicinal(補氣藥) 5
Aurantii Fructus Immaturus(枳殼) Qi-regulating medicinal(理氣藥) 5
Alismatis Rhizoma(澤瀉) Water-draining and swelling-dispersing medicinal(利水退腫藥) 5