Review Article
Chinese Herbal Medicine Paratherapy for Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis of 19 Randomized Controlled Trials
Table 3
The 16 herbs used more than 3 times for PD in the 19 trials included.
| | Chinese Pinyin | Latin herb name | English herb name | Frequency | The total frequency (127)% | Dosage |
| | Dihuang | Radix Rehmanniae preparata | Prepared Rehmannia Root | 10 | 7.9 | 10–24 g | | Baishao | Radix Paeoniae Alba | White peony Alba | 10 | 7.9 | 12–30 g | | Chuanxiong | Rhizoma Chuanxiong | Szechwan Lovage Rhizome | 10 | 7.9 | 12–15 g | | Tianma | Rhizoma Gastrodiae | Tall Gastrodis Tuber | 9 | 7.1 | 10–20 g | | Gouteng | Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis | Gambir Plant | 6 | 4.7 | 15–20 g | | Danggui | Radix Angelicae Sinensis | Chinese Angelica | 6 | 4.7 | 10–20 g | | Heshouwu | Radix Polygoni Multiflori | Fleeceflower Root | 5 | 3.9 | 15–20 g | | Shanzhuyu | Fructus Corni | Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit | 5 | 3.9 | 8–20 g | | Shichangpu | Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii | Grassleaf Sweetflag Rhizome | 4 | 3.1 | 10 g | | Quanxie | Scorpio | Scorpion | 4 | 3.1 | 1.5–10 g | | Jiangcan | Bombyx Batryticatus | Stiff Silkorm | 4 | 3.1 | 9–15 g | | Danshen | Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Danshen Root | 4 | 3.1 | 10–15 g | | Wumei | Fructus Mume | Smoked Plum | 4 | 3.1 | 9–15 g | | Huanglian | Rhizoma Coptidis | Golden Thread | 3 | 2.4 | 9–15 g | | Roucongrong | Herba Cistanches | Desertliving Cistanche | 3 | 2.4 | 10–15 g | | Tiannanxing | Rhizoma Arisaematis | Jackinthepulpit Tuber | 3 | 2.4 | 10–15 g |
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