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| Chinese herb medicinal | Major functions | No. of users | % |
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| Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. (Bai Shu) | Fortify the spleen and replenish qi, dry dampness, and induce diuresis | 180 | 68.97 |
| Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. (Cang Shu) | Dry dampness and fortify the spleen, dispel wind, and disperse cold | 153 | 58.62 |
| Corydalis yanhusuo W. T. Wang ex Z. Y. Su et C.Y. (Yan Hu Suo) | Active blood and resolve stasis and move qi to relieve pain | 129 | 49.43 |
| Artemisia capillaris Thunb. (Yin Chen) | Clear heat and drain dampness, drain bile, and anti-icteric | 111 | 42.53 |
| Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf (Fu Ling) | Induce diuresis to dry dampness, fortify spleen, and tranquilize heart | 94 | 36.02 |
| Gardenia jasminoides Ellis (Zhi Zi) | Purge fire and except vexed, clear heat and drain dampness, and cool blood and detoxify | 82 | 31.42 |
| Serissa japonica (Thunb.) Thunb. (Liu Yue Xue) | Disperse wind and release the exterior, clear heat and drain dampness, stimulate the circulation of the blood, and cause the muscles and joints to relax | 79 | 30.72 |
| Cleistocactus sepium (Wu Zei Gu) | Stop bleeding with astringency, inhibit acidity to relieve pain, drain dampness, and disperse abscesses | 72 | 27.59 |
| Pinellia ternata (Ban Xia) | Dry dampness to resolve phlegm, direct qi downward to relieve emesis, and disperse stuffiness and nodules | 67 | 25.67 |
| Scutellaria barbata D. Don (Ban Zhi Lian) | Clear heat and detoxify and resolve stasis to induce diuresis | 64 | 24.52 |
| Spreading Hedyotis Herb (She She Cao) | Clear heat and drain dampness and detoxify | 57 | 21.84 |
| Citrus reticulata Blanco (Qing Pi) | Soothe the liver and regulate qi and disperse accumulation and stagnation | 55 | 21.07 |
| Citrus reticulata Blanco (Chen Pi) | Regulate qi and fortify the spleen and dry dampness to resolve phlegm | 45 | 17.24 |
| Lysimachia christinae Hance (Jin Qian Cao) | Drain dampness and anti-icteric and induce diuresis to relieve strangury | 45 | 17.24 |
| Bupleurum chinense (Chai Hu) | Harmonize and release the exterior and interior, soothe the liver to relieve depression, raise yang and lift prolapsed organs, and interrupt malaria | 44 | 16.86 |
| Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch (Gan Cao) | Fortify the spleen and replenish qi, clear heat and detoxify, dispel phlegm to suppress cough, relieve spasm and pain, and moderate herbs | 43 | 16.48 |
| Setaria italica (L.) Beauv. (Gu Ya) | Promote digestion, invigorate the stomach, and increase the appetite | 41 | 15.71 |
| Plantago depressa Willd. (Che Qian Cao) | Clear heat, induce diuresis, dispel phlegm, and cool blood and detoxify | 40 | 15.33 |
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