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Integrated Chinese Herbal Medicine and Western Medicine on the Survival in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Study of Medical Records

Table 4

Top 10 commonly used Chinese herbal medicine formulae in patients with colorectal cancer (Nā€‰=ā€‰147).

FormulaIngredientsFunctionNo. of patients%Total dosage (g)

Liu Wei Di Huang WanRadix Rehmanniae, Fructus corni officinalis, Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae, Paeonia suffruticosa Andr, Sclerotium Poriae Cocos, Alismatis RhizomaKidney yin deficient4027.214,328

Jia Wei Xiao Yao SanRhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, Herba Menthae Haplocalycis, Radix Angelicae sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae, Rhizoma zingiberis officinalis, Radix Bupleuri, Cortex Moutan Radicis, Fructus Gardeniae JasminoidesClears liver Qi stagnation and heat7450.341,437

Ban Xia Xie Xin TangRhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae, Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis, Radix Ginseng, Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, Rhizoma zingiberis officinalis, Rhizoma Coptidis (Huang Lian), Fructus Zizyphi JujubaeHarmonize the stomach and descend the rebellious Qi4530.617,617

Ping Wei SanAtractylodes Rhizome, Magnolia Bark, Dried Tangerine Peel, Licorice Root, Fructus Zizyphi JujubaeDries dampness and harmonizes spleen-stomach relationship7047.622,445

Zhi Gan Cao TangRadix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, Rhizoma zingiberis officinalis, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Ginseng, Colla Corrii Asini, Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici, semen cannabis sativae, Fructus Zizyphi JujubaeAnemic and yang deficient syndrome3121.112,498

Zhi Bai Di Huang WanRadix Rehmanniae, Fructus corni officinalis, Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae, Paeonia suffruticosa Andr., Sclerotium Poriae Cocos, Alismatis Rhizoma, Anemarrhena Rhizome, Cortex PhellodendriYin deficient and heat is high3423.113,274

Li Zhong TangRhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Ginseng, Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, Rhizoma zingiberis officinalisSpleen deficient5638.122,413

Du Huo Ji Sheng TangRadix Angelicae Pubescentis, Ramulus Sangjisheng, Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis, Herba cum Radice Asari, Radix Gentianae macrophylliae, Sclerotium Poriae Cocos, Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Radix Saposhnikoviae divaricatae, Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong, Radix Ginseng, Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, Radix Angelicae sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae, Radix RehmanniaeGets rid of wind dampness, pain due to Qi and blood stasis, tonic for Qi and blood1510.213,182

Qui Pi TangRadix Ginseng, Sclerotium Poriae Cocos, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix astragali, Semen Zizyphi Spinosae, Arillus Euphoriae Longanae, Radix Plygalae Tenuifoliae, Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae, Radix Aucklandiae, Rhizoma zingiberis officinalisSpleen deficient, blood deficient4631.314,676

Huo Xiang Zhen Qi SanPericarpium Arecae Catechu, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Folium Perillae Frutescentis, Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, Radix Platycodi grandiflora, Herba Agastaches seu Pogostemi, Radix Glycyrrhizae UralensisRelieves dampness5436.714,821