Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy with Risk of Total Hip Replacement in Patients with Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Table 4
Ten most common formulae and single herbs prescribed for patients with NONFH in Taiwan.
Traditional Chinese medicine
Number of person-days
Frequency
Average daily dose (g)
Average duration of prescription (days)
Formula
Shu-Jing-Huo-Xue-Tang
4,106
461
8.6
6.4
Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San
3,926
672
17.9
7.1
Long-Dan-Xie-Gan-Tang
3,687
504
4.1
5.9
Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang
2,665
397
4.8
6.6
Du-Huo-Ji-Sheng-Tang
2,482
187
3.2
6.6
Ge-Gen-Tang
2,472
340
18.3
8.9
Xue-Fu-Zhu-Yu-Tang
2,364
347
4.3
6.3
Zhi-Gan-Cao-Tang
2,362
260
3.7
9.2
Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan
2,333
210
3.2
7.7
Suan-Zao-Ren-Tang
2,297
268
16.9
8.2
Single herb
Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis)
4,348
643
2.4
6.8
Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae)
2,670
382
1.6
7
Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)
2,542
521
1.1
4.9
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)
2,525
324
0.8
7.8
Xu Duan (Dipsacus Japonicas)
2,473
324
1.1
7.6
Du Zhong (Eucommia Ulmonoides)
2,371
362
3.1
6.5
Hai Piao Xiao (Os Sepiae Seu Sepiellae)
2,331
301
2.5
7.7
Da Huang (Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei)
2,270
334
0.8
6.8
Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae)
2,184
322
5.1
6.8
Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata)
2,167
279
2.7
7.8
Abbreviations. NONFH: nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
