Table 4 Commonly prescribed single herbs and herbal formulae of CGD-CHPs a
Drug name | Herbs with phytoestrogens | Prescriptions | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total herbal prescription | Â | 6,270,813 | 100 | |
Herbal prescription containing coumestrol, genistein and/or daidzein | Â | 1,389,244 | 22.2 | |
Single herb (Chinese name) | Â | Â | Â | |
 Ge Gen | Puerariae Radix | 223,313 | 3.6 | |
 Bu Gu Zhi | Puerariae Fructus | 24,040 | 0.4 | |
 Ku Shen Gen | Sophorae Flavescentis Radix | 17,865 | 0.3 | |
 Huai Hua | Sophorae Flos | 11,811 | 0.2 | |
 Dan Dou Chi | Sojae Semen Praeparatum | 5,132 | 0.1 | |
Herbal formulae | (English name) | Â | Â | Â |
 Ge gen tang |  Pueraria Decoction | Puerariae Radix | 315,781 | 5.0 |
 Yin qiao san |  Lonicera and Forsythia Powder | Sojae Semen Praeparatum | 307,692 | 4.9 |
 Chai ge jie ji tang |  Bupleurum and Pueraria Flesh-Resolving Decoction | Puerariae Radix | 115,629 | 1.8 |
 Xiao feng san |  Wind-Dispersing Powder | Sophorae Flavescentis Radix | 85,502 | 1.4 |
 Dang gui nian tong tang |  Chinese Angelica Pain-Assuaging Decoction | Puerariae Radix Sophorae Flavescentis Radix | 81,063 | 1.3 |
 Shi shen tang |  Ten Spirits Decoction | Puerariae Radix | 75,271 | 1.2 |
 Ge gen qin lian tang |  Pueraria, Scutellaria, and Coptis Decoction | Puerariae Radix | 60,686 | 1.0 |
 Shen su yin |  Ginseng and Perilla Beverage | Puerariae Radix | 34,848 | 0.6 |
 Qing shu yi qi tang |  Summerheat-Clearing Qi-Boosting Decoction | Puerariae Radix | 32,338 | 0.5 |
 San zhong kui jian tang |  Swelling-Dispersing Hardness-Breaking Decoction | Puerariae Radix | 27,071 | 0.4 |