The Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription Pattern of Endometriosis Patients in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study

Table 4

Potential effects of the herbs contained in the ten most common herbal formulas prescribed by TCM doctors for treating endometriosis-related symptoms.

Herbal formula	Number of herbs	Ingredient herbs
Gui-Zhi-Fu-Ling-Wan	5	Cinnamomi Ramulus^BD, Moutan Cortex, Paeoniae Rubra Radix^C, Persicae Semen^D, Poria^ABD
Dang-Gui-Shao-Yao-San	6	Alismatis Rhizoma, Angelicae Sinensis Radix^ABCD, Atractylodis Ovatae Rhizoma, Ligusticum Rhizoma, Paeoniae Alba Radix^D, Poria^ABD
Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San	10	Angelicae Sinensis Radix^ABCD, Atractylodis Ovatae Rhizoma, Bupleuri Radix^AD, Poria^ABD,; Gardeniae Fructus, Glycyrrhizae Radix^ABD, Menthae Herba, Moutan Cortex, Paeoniae Alba Radix^D, Zingiberis Rhizoma
Shao-Fu-Zhu-Yu-Tang	10	Angelicae Sinensis Radix^ABCD, Cinnamomi Cortex, Corydalis Tuber^BD, Foeniculi Fructus,; Ligusticum Rhizoma, Myrrha^BCD, Paeoniae Rubra Radix^C, Trogopterori Faeces, Typhae Pollen^D, Zingiberis Rhizoma
Wen-Jing-Tang	12	Angelicae Sinensis Radix^ABCD, Asini Gelatinum, Evodiae Fructus, Cinnamomi Ramulus^BD, Ginseng Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix^ABD, Ligusticum Rhizoma, Moutan Cortex, Ophiopogonis Radix, Paeoniae Alba Radix^D, Pinellia Tuber, Zingiberis Rhizoma
Long-Dan-Xie-Gan-Tang	10	Akebia Caulis, Alismatis Rhizoma, Angelicae Sinensis Radix^ABCD, Bupleuri Radix^AD, Gardeniae Fructus, Gentianae Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix^ABD, Plantaginis Semen, Rehmannia Rhizoma, Scutellariae Radix^AD
Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang	2	Glycyrrhizae Radix^ABD, Paeoniae Alba Radix^D
Xiao-Yao-San	8	Angelicae Sinensis Radix^ABCD, Atractylodis Ovatae Rhizoma, Bupleuri Radix^AD, Poria^ABD, Glycyrrhizae Radix^ABCD, Menthae Herba, Paeoniae Alba Radix^D, Zingiberis Rhizoma
Qui-Pi-Tang	12	Angelicae Sinensis Radix^ABCD, Astragali Radix, Atractylodis Ovatae Rhizoma, Ginseng Radix, Poria^ABD,; Glycyrrhizae Radix^ABD, Longan Arillus, Polygalae Radix, Vladimiria Radix, Zingiberis Rhizoma,; Zizyphi Spinosi Semen, Zizyphus Fructus
Xue-Fu-Zhu-Yu-Tang	11	Achyranthis Radix, Angelicae Sinensis Radix^ABCD, Aurantii Fructus, Bupleuri Radix^AD, Carthami Flos, Glycyrrhizae Radix^ABD, Ligusticum Rhizoma, Paeoniae Rubra Radix^C, Persicae Semen^D, Platycodi Radix, Rehmannia Rhizoma

^Aantiproliferative effect; ^Bsedative effect; ^Cantioxidant effect; ^Danti-inflammatory effect.