Research Article

Identifying Chinese Herbal Medicine Network for Eczema: Implications from a Nationwide Prescription Database

Table 2

The top 5 most commonly prescribed herbal formulas for eczema during 2011 (total prescriptions = 381,282).

Herbal formulas Ingredients (English name)Dosage (gm/day)TCM indicationsNumber of prescriptions (%)

Xiao-Feng-San (XFS)Saposhnikovia divaricata (Fang Feng),
Atractylodes lancea (Bai Zhu),
Schizonepeta tenuifolia (Jing Jie),
Arctium lappa (Niu Bang Zi),
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao),
Rehmannia glutinosa (Sheng Di Huang),
Gypsum Fibrosum (Shi Gao),
Caulis clematidis armandii,
Anemarrhena asphodeloides (Mu Tong),
Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui),
Cryptotympana pustulata (Chan Tui),
Sesamum indicum (Hei Zhi Ma),
Sophora flavescens (Ku Shen).
4.77Wind and dampness heat92075 (24.1)

Qing-Shang-Fang-Feng-Tang Saposhnikovia divaricata (Fang Feng),
Coptis chinensis (Huang Lian),
Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuan Xiong),
Platycodon grandiflorum (Jie Geng),
Forsythia suspensa (Lian Qiao),
Scutellaria baicalensis (Huang Qin),
Mentha haplocalyx (Bo He),
Angelica dahurica (Bai Zhi),
Schizonepeta tenuifolia (Jing Jie),
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao),
Citrus aurantium (Zhi Qiao).
4.67Wind heat and toxin56903 (14.9)

Xian-Fang-Huo-Ming-YinLonicera japonica (Jin Yin Hua),
Saposhnikovia divaricata (Fang Feng),
Angelica dahurica (Bai Zhi),
Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui),
Paeonia lactiflora (Shao Yao),
Commiphora myrrha (Mo Yao),
Fritillaria thunbergii (Zhe Bai Mu),
Trichosanthes kirilowii (Tian Hua Fen),
Gleditsia sinensis (Zao Jiao),
Citrus reticulate (Chen Pi),
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao).
4.21Heat toxin47521 (12.5)

Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-TangGardenia jasminoides (Zhi Zi),
Scutellaria baicalensis (Huang Qin),
Coptis chinensis (Huang Lian),
Phellodendron chinense (Huang Bai)
3.91Heat toxin41451 (10.9)

Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-SanPaeonia lactiflora (Shao Yao),
Bupleurum chinense (Chai Hu),
Atractylodes macrocephala (Bai Zhu),
Poria cocos (Fu Ling),
Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui),
Mentha haplocalyx (Bo He),
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao),
Zingiber officinale (Gan Jiang),
Paeonia suffruticosa (Mu Dan Pi),
Gardenia jasminoides (Zhi Zi).
4.13Liver qi stagnation with heat, spleen qi deficiency36423 (9.6)