Research Article

Utilization Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Fracture Patients: A Taiwan Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

TCM indication of the common herbal formulas and single herbs.

TCM formulasIndications in TCM use

Zheng-gu-zi-jin-dang(Bone-Righting Purple Gold Elixir)Damage to sinew and bone especially fractures
Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang(Channel-Coursing Blood-Quickening Decoction)Wind-cold-damp impediment with blood deficiency and blood stasis
Wu-ling-san(Poria Five Powder)Water-damp collecting internally and regulating water metabolism to reduce swelling
Gui-lu-er-xian-jiao(Tortoise Shell and Deerhorn Two Immortals Glue)Kidney depletion or yin and yang vacuity, impotence premature ejaculation
Zhi-bai-di-huang-wan(Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia Pill)Effulgent yin vacuity fire, steaming bone tidal heat, vacuity vexation, back pain.
Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang(Pubescent Angelica and Mistletoe Decoction)Dual vacuity of liver and kidney, insufficiency of qi and blood, low back and knee pain
Single herbsā€‰

Xu-duanEnrich the liver and kidney, strengthen sinew and bone, pain and swelling in the limbs
Gu-sui-buMending soft tissues, bones and tendons due to falls, fractures, sprains and contusions
Yan-hu-suoAny type of pain affecting all limb and truck due to contusion, blood stagnation, and Qi stagnation.
Dan-shenQuicken the blood and transform stasis