Table 2 The top 20 most frequently used Chinese medicinal herbs in the included studies
Chinese pinyin and character | Latin pharmaceutical name | Frequency of usage | Classification based on main functions (Chinese Materia Medica 7th edition) |
|---|---|---|---|
Fuling茯苓 | Poria | 32 | Water-draining and swelling-dispersing 利水消腫藥 |
Baizhu白朮 | Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma | 26 | Qi-tonifying 補氣藥 |
Gancao甘草 | Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma | 26 | Qi-tonifying 補氣藥 |
Baixianpi白鮮皮 | Dictamni Cortex | 25 | Heat-clearing and dampness-drying清熱燥濕藥 |
Huangqi黃芪 | Astragali Radix | 20 | Qi-tonifying 補氣藥 |
Cangzhu 蒼朮 | Atractylodis Lancea Rhizoma | 19 | Dampness-resolving 化濕藥 |
Danggui當歸 | Angelicae Sinensis Radix | 18 | Blood tonifying 補血藥 |
Yiyiren薏苡仁 | Coicis Semen | 17 | Water-draining and swelling-dispersing 利水消腫藥 |
Shengdihuang生地黃 | Rehmanniae Radix | 16 | Heat-clearing and blood-cooling 清熱涼血藥 |
Difuzi地膚子 | Kochiae Fructus | 15 | Strangury-relieving diuretic 利尿通淋藥 |
Jingjie荊芥 | Schizonepetae Herba | 15 | Wind-cold-dispersing 發散風寒藥 |
Fangfeng防風 | Saposhnikoviae Radix | 14 | Wind-cold-dispersing 發散風寒藥 |
Kushen苦參 | Sophorae Flavescentis Radix | 14 | heat-clearing and dampness-drying清熱燥濕藥 |
Chenpi陳皮 | Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium | 13 | Qi-regulating 理氣藥 |
Huangbai黃柏 | Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex | 12 | Heat-clearing and dampness-drying 清熱燥濕藥 |
Huangqin黃芩 | Scutellariae Radix | 12 | Heat-clearing and dampness-drying 清熱燥濕藥 |
Jili蒺藜 | Tribuli Fructus | 11 | Liver-pacifying 平抑肝陽藥 |
Dangshen黨參 | Codonopsis Radix | 10 | Qi-tonifying 補氣藥 |
Zexie澤瀉 | Alismatis Rhizoma | 10 | Water-draining and swelling-dispersing 利水消腫藥 |
Lianqiao連翹 | Forsythiae Fructus | 9 | Heat-clearing and detoxicating清熱解毒藥 |
Shanyao 山藥 | Dioscoreae Rhizoma | 9 | Qi-tonifying 補氣藥 |