Research Article
Prescription Patterns of Chinese Herbal Products for Osteoporosis in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study
Table 3
Top ten herbal formulae and single herb prescribed by traditional Chinese medicine doctors for osteoporosis (
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| | | Frequency of prescription (%) | Average daily dose (g) | Average duration for prescription (days) |
| | Herbal formulae | | | | | | Du-Huo-Ji-Sheng-Tang | 1,792 | 21.4% | 11.4 | 11.8 | | Zuo-Gui-Wan | 1,456 | 17.4% | 7.0 | 9.8 | | Shu-Jing-Huo-Xie-Tang | 1,204 | 14.4% | 5.0 | 11.3 | | Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San | 1,019 | 12.2% | 4.1 | 14.1 | | Gui-Lu-Er-Xian-Jiao | 918 | 11.0% | 6.0 | 15.0 | | You-Gui-Wan | 589 | 7.0% | 6.0 | 12.5 | | Ji-Sheng-Shen-Qi-Wan | 572 | 6.8% | 5.3 | 14.6 | | Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang | 549 | 6.6% | 3.5 | 10.0 | | Zhi-Bo-Di-Huang-Wan | 532 | 6.4% | 7.8 | 14.7 | | Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan | 527 | 6.3% | 6.4 | 13.6 | | Single herb | | | | | | Du Zhong (Cortex Eucommiae) | 1,539 | 18.4% | 1.9 | 12.6 | | Xu Duan (Radix Dipsaci) | 1,128 | 13.5% | 1.1 | 12.4 | | Dan Shen (Radix Salvia Miltiorrhizae) | 966 | 11.5% | 1.6 | 14.0 | | Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) | 933 | 11.1% | 1.3 | 12.2 | | Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis) | 796 | 9.5% | 1.5 | 11.0 | | Gu Sui Bu (Rhizoma Drynariae) | 658 | 7.9% | 1.3 | 11.4 | | Wei Ling Xian (Radix Clematidis) | 651 | 7.8% | 1.1 | 11.8 | | Mu Gua (Fructus Chaenomilis) | 630 | 7.5% | 1.1 | 12.1 | | Ji Xue Teng (Caulis Spatholobi) | 549 | 6.6% | 1.2 | 12.5 | | Chuan Qi (Radix Notoginseng) | 494 | 5.9% | 1.2 | 11.8 |
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