An Investigation of the Prescription Patterns of Chinese Herbal Products for Chronic Glomerulonephritis Patients: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
The top ten most commonly used single herbs for chronic glomerulonephritis (n = 54726).
Latin name
Indication of TCM syndrome
Average daily dose (gm)
Counts Visit (n)
Prevalence Visits (%)
Euryale ferox Salisb.
Insecurity of kidney qi, spleen qi deficiency
1.4
5497
10.0
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge
Blood stasis, blood heat
1.3
4514
8.2
Coixlacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom.Caill.) Stapf
Spleen deficiency with dampness encumbrance
1.4
3965
7.2
Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge.
Dual deficiency of the lung-spleen, sunken middle qi
1.8
3185
5.8
Achyranthes bidentata Blume
Liver-kidney yin deficiency, deficiency fire flaming upward
1.2
3139
5.7
Sepiella maindroni de Rochebrune
Insecurity of kidney qi, stomach qi ascending counterflow
1.5
2954
5.4
Eucommia ulmoides Oliv
Liver-kidney depletion
1.1
2873
5.2
Imperata cylindrical (L.) Raeusch.
Frenetic movement of blood due to heat, edema.
1.8
2676
4.9
Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch
Liver-kidney yin deficiency, deficiency fire flaming upward
1.7
2516
4.6
Rheum Palmatum L.
Large intestinal heat bind, blood heat, blood stasis
