Research Article
Prescription Pattern of Chinese Herbal Products for Breast Cancer in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study
Table 3
Top 10 herbal formulas prescribed by TCM doctors for treating breast cancer among 503 breast cancer women from 1999 to 2008 in Taiwan.
| | Herbal formulas | English name | Frequency of prescriptions ,442 (%) | Average daily dose (g) | Average duration for prescriptions (day) |
| | Jia-wei-xiao-yao-san † | Augmented Rambling Powder | 1,045 (16.2) | 5.1 | 12.8 | | Xiang-sha-liu-jun-zi-tang ‡ | Vladimiria and Amomum Combination | 450 (7.0) | 5.5 | 11.5 | | Gui-pi-tang †‡ | Ginseng and Longan Combination | 414 (6.4) | 5.0 | 12.1 | | San-zhong-kui-jian-tang † | Forsythia and Laminaria Combination | 367 (5.7) | 6.3 | 10.2 | | Bu-zhong-yi-qi-tang †‡ | Ginseng and Astragalus Combination | 347 (5.4) | 5.2 | 12.3 | | Tian-wang-bu-xin-dan †‡ | Ginseng and Zizyphus Combination | 302 (4.7) | 4.7 | 13.8 | | Ban-xia-xie-xin-tang ‡ | Pinellia Combination | 289 (4.5) | 5.0 | 11.6 | | Suan-zao-ren-tang | Zizyphus Combination | 276 (4.3) | 4.5 | 13.4 | | Ren-shen-yang-rong-tang †‡ | Ginseng Nutritive Combination | 272 (4.2) | 5.1 | 10.3 | | Xue-fu-zhu-yu-tang † | Persica and Achyranthes Combination | 254 (3.9) | 3.8 | 12.2 |
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†Chinese herbal products containing dang qui (Angelica sinensis-radix).
‡Chinese herbal products containing ren shen (Panax ginseng-radix).
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