A Data Mining-Based Analysis of Medication Rules in Treating Bone Marrow Suppression by Kidney-Tonifying Method

Table 3

Five flavors of herbs.

Flavors	Quantity	Categories (%)	Frequency of Occurrence in Formulae (%)^＊
sweet	26	5 (38.46)	169 (64.99)
bitter	9	3 (23.08)	620 (23.83)
pungent	7	4 (30.77)	395 (15.18)
sour	4	3 (23.08)	135 (4.42)
salty	1	1 (7.70)	30 (1.15)

tip: ^＊a single Chinese herb may involve multiple tastes, so it is repeated to count the herb quantity and frequency.