Hedyotis diffusa Combined with Scutellaria barbata Are the Core Treatment of Chinese Herbal Medicine Used for Breast Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study

Table 2

The top ten herbal formula (HF) most used for breast cancer treatment in Taiwan in 2008 (total prescription number, 𝑁 = 37,176).

Rank	HF	Ingredients	Number of prescriptions (%)
1	Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San	Paeonia albiflora, Bupleurum chinense, Atratylodes macrocephala,Wolfiporia extensa, Angelica sinensis, Mentha haplocalyx, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Zingiber officinale, Paeonia suffruticosa, and Gardenia jasminoides	7303 (19.64)
2	San-Zhong-Kui-Jian-Tang	Scutellaria baicalensis, Anemarrhena aspodeloidea, Phellodendron amurense, Gentiana scabra, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Platycodon grandiflorus, Ecklonia kurome Okam, Bupleurum chinense, Cimicifuga foetida, Forsythia suspense, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Sparganium stoloniferum, Curcuma zedoaria, Pueraria lobata, Angelica sinensis, Paeonia albiflora, and Coptis chinensis	2964 (7.97)
3	Xiang-Sha-Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang	Aucklandia lappa, Amomum villosum, Citrus reticulata, Pinellia ternata, Codonopsis pilosula, Atratylodes macrocephala, Wolfiporia extensa, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Zingiber officinale, and Ziziphus jujuba Mill.	2161 (5.81)
4	Gui-Pi-Tang	Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Atratylodes macrocephala, Wolfiporia extensa, Ziziphus spinosa, Radix Polygala tenuifolia, Angelicae sinensis, Aucklandia lappa, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and Dimocarpus longan	2067 (5.56)
5	Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang	Astragalus membranaceus, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Panax ginseng, Angelica sinensis, Citrus reticulata, Cimicifuga foetida, Bupleurum chinense, and  Atratylodes macrocephala	2066 (5.56)
6	Zhen-Ren-Huo-Ming-Yin	Lonicera japonica, Citrus reticulata, Angelica sinensis, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Angelica dahurica, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Fritillaria thunbergii Miq., Trichosanthes kirilowii, Boswellia sacra, Commiphora molmol, Gleditsia sinensis, and Manis pentadactyla	2037 (5.48)
7	Xue-Fu-Zhu-Yu-Tang	Angelica sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Prunus persica, Carthamus tinctorius, Citrus reticulata, Paeonia veitchii,  Bupleurum chinense, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Platycodon grandiflorus, Ligusticum chuanxiong, and Achyranthes bidentata	1954 (5.26)
8	Shen-Mai-San	Panax ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, and Schisandra chinensis	1870 (5.03)
9	Suan-Zao-Ren-Tang	Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Anemarrhena aspodeloidea, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and Wolfiporia extensa	1824 (4.91)
10	Zhi-Bai-Di-Huang-Wan	Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis, Dioscorea opposita, Wolfiporia extensa, Paeonia suffruticosa, Alisma orientale, Anemarrhena aspodeloidea, and Phellodendron amurense	1610 (4.33)