Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Review Article

An Analysis of the Combination Frequencies of Constituent Medicinal Herbs in Prescriptions for the Treatment of Stroke in Korean Medicine: Determination of a Group of Candidate Prescriptions for Universal Use

Table 1

Medicinal herb combinations from 92 PTSs in the order of frequency (80%).


Number of constituents	Name of constituents	Frequency

1	(1) Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome	15
	(2) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome	15
	(3) Arisaema amurense Maximowicz, rhizome	14
	(4) Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., root	12
	(5) Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root	10
	(6) Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium	10

2	(1) Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Arisaema amurense Maximowicz, rhizome	9
	(2) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root	8
	(3) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium	8
	(4) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	7
	(5) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome	7

3	(1) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	7
	(2) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome	7
	(3) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium	6
	(4) Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5
	(5) Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5
	(6) Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root	5
	(7) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5
	(8) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium	5
	(9) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5
	(10) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root	5
	(11) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root	5
	(12) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root	5
	(13) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5

4	(1) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5
	(2) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5
	(3) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome	5
	(4) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root	5
	(5) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5
	(6) Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5
	(7) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5

5	(1) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	5
	(2) Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	4
	(3) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	4
	(4) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	4
	(5) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	4
	(6) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium	4

6	(1) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	4
	(2) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(3) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root/Ostericum koreanum (Max.) Kitagawa, rhizome	3
	(4) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(5) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance, cortex/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(6) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(7) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(8) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome	3
	(9) Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(10) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Gastrodia elata Bl., rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(11) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Gastrodia elata Bl., rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root	3
	(12) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance, cortex/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(13) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance, cortex/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(14) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance, cortex/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(15) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance, cortex/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome	3
	(16) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(17) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Gastrodia elata Bl., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(18) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Gastrodia elata Bl., rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(19) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Gastrodia elata Bl., rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3

7	(1) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Gastrodia elata Bl., rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(2) Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, root/Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance, cortex/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3
	(3) Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi, rhizome/Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., rhizome/Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz, root/Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, root/Poria cocos Wolf, sclerotium/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit., rhizome/Angelica gigas Nakai, root	3

Selecting CMHCTSs as the top 5 on the basis of frequency, only including frequencies greater than 3 and including ties for the 5th place.