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

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Rank</td><td align="center">SH</td><td align="center">Number of prescriptions (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">1</td><td align="center"><i>Hedyotis diffusa </i></td><td align="center">15565 (41.87)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">2</td><td align="center"><i>Scutellaria barbata </i></td><td align="center">6423 (17.28)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">3</td><td align="center"><i>Taraxacum mongolicum </i></td><td align="center">5579 (15.01)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">4</td><td align="center"><i>Salvia miltiorrhiza </i></td><td align="center">4477 (12.04)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">5</td><td align="center"><i>Ziziphus spinosa </i></td><td align="center">4353 (11.71)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">6</td><td align="center"><i>Millettia dielsiana </i></td><td align="center">4305 (11.58)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">7</td><td align="center"><i>Astragalus membranaceus </i></td><td align="center">3801 (10.22)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">8</td><td align="center"><i>Scutellaria baicalensis </i></td><td align="center">3551 (9.55)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">9</td><td align="center"><i>Fritillaria thunbergii Miq. </i></td><td align="center">3536 (9.51)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">10</td><td align="center"><i>Rheum palmatum </i></td><td align="center">3301 (8.88)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 3: <i>Hedyotis diffusa</i> Combined with <i>Scutellaria barbata</i> Are the Core Treatment of Chinese Herbal Medicine Used for Breast Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study 

Table 3 | Hedyotis diffusa Combined with Scutellaria barbata Are the Core Treatment of Chinese Herbal Medicine Used for Breast Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study 