Research Article
The Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treating Patients with Leukemia
Table 5
Top ten formula CHPs and single CHPs prescribed by TCM physicians to treat pediatric and adult patients with leukemia in Taiwan, 2000–2011.
| | | Single CHPs | Formula CHPs | | Name | Number, frequency (%) | Name | Number, frequency (%) |
| | Pediatric | Radix Astragali membranaceus | 103 (5.80) | Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang | 36 (7.86) | | Bulbus Fritillariae thunbergii | 87 (4.90) | Yu Ping Feng San | 27 (5.90) | | Herba Hedyotis diffusa | 74 (4.16) | Zuo Gui Wan | 25 (5.46) | | Radix Scutellariae baicalensis | 65 (3.66) | Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang | 24 (5.24) | | Radix Puerariae lobatae | 57 (3.21) | Shen Ling Bai Zhu San | 20 (4.37) | | Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis | 52 (2.93) | Bao He Wan | 18 (3.93) | | Herba Houttuyniae cordata | 45 (2.53) | Xin Yi San | 16 (3.49) | | Semen Ziziphi Spinosi | 34 (1.91) | Ma Zi Ren Wan | 16 (3.49) | | Rhizoma Polygonati odorati | 32 (1.80) | Liu Wei Di Huang Wan | 14 (3.06) | | Herba Scutellariae barbatae | 29 (1.63) | Ge Gen Tang | 14 (3.06) |
| | Adult | Radix Astragali membranaceus | 173 (4.07) | Gui Pi Tang | 83 (6.18) | | Radix et Rhizoma Salviae miltiorrhizae | 133 (3.13) | Liu Wei Di Huang Wan | 53 (3.95) | | Fructus Ligustri Lucidi | 108 (2.54) | Zuo Gui Wan | 39 (2.91) | | Sargentodoxa Cuneata | 86 (2.02) | Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao | 39 (2.91) | | Herba Hedyotis diffusa | 82 (1.93) | Sheng Mai San | 36 (2.68) | | Rhizoma Dioscoreae polystachya | 71 (1.67) | Jia Wei Xiao Yao San | 35 (2.61) | | Bulbus Fritillaria thunbergii | 69 (1.62) | Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang | 27 (2.01) | | Cortex Lycii Radicis | 63 (1.48) | Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang | 26 (1.94) | | Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis | 59 (1.39) | Xin Yi Qing Fei Tang | 25 (1.86) | | Semen Ziziphi Spinosae | 58 (1.36) | Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang | 24 (1.79) |
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TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine; CHPs: Chinese herb products.
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