A Review of In Vitro and In Vivo Studies on the Efficacy of Herbal Medicines for Primary Dysmenorrhea

Table 4

Frequently used herbs in herbal formula decoctions.

Herbs	Reference
Angelica sinensis Radix; Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort	Nine studies [14, 18, 25, 26, 50, 58, 61, 64, 65]; Nine studies [14, 18, 25, 26, 50, 58, 61, 64, 65]
Paeonialactiflora	Eight studies [14, 24–26, 50, 61, 64, 65]
Corydalis rhizome	Seven studies [18, 26, 36, 50, 58, 64, 65]
Atractylodes rhizome	Six studies [14, 18, 25, 26, 58, 64]
Cyperi rhizome; Trogopterori feces; Cinnamomum cortex; Poria cocos	Four studies [18, 26, 58, 64]; Four studies [26, 50, 64, 65]; Four studies [26, 50, 64, 65]; Four studies [14, 25, 26, 64]
Panax ginseng CA Meyer; Ophiopogon japonicus Zingiber officinale roscoe	Three studies [26, 61, 64]; Three studies [26, 61, 64]; Three studies [50, 61, 65]
Glycyrrhizae Radix	Two studies [24, 61]
Rhizoma Alismatis	Two studies [14, 25]
Radix Astragali	Two studies [26, 64]
Curcuma aeruginosa	Two studies [26, 64]
Ligustrum lucidum	Two studies [26, 64]
Phellodendron amurense	Two studies [26, 64]
Scutellaria baicalensis	Two studies [26, 64]
Polygala tenuifolia	Two studies [26, 64]
Eucommia ulmoides	Two studies [26, 64]
Linum usitatissimum	Two studies [26, 64]
Magnolia officinalis	Two studies [26, 64]
Leonurus japonicus	Two studies [26, 64]
Lycopus lucidus	Two studies [26, 64]
Artemisia argyi	Two studies [26, 64]
Amygdalus persica	Two studies [26, 64]
Amomumvillosum	Two studies [26, 64]
Cornucervi pantotrichum	Two studies [26, 64]
FructusFoeniculum	Two studies [50, 65]
Resin commiphora	Two studies [50, 65]
PollenTyphae	Two studies [50, 65]
Radix Rehmanniae Preparata	Two studies [18, 58]
Radix Aucklandiae	Two studies [18, 58]
Pinellia ternata Breitenbach	One study [61]
Asini Gelatinum	One study [61]
Cinnamomum cassia Blume	One study [61]
Paeonia suffruticosa	One study [61]
Evodia rutaecarpa Bentham	One study [61]
Angelica dahurica	One study [36]