Data Mining-Based Analysis of Chinese Medicinal Herb Formulae in Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment

Table 2

Frequency of herb categories.

Herb category	Frequency	Rate (%)
Deficiency-tonifying herbs	1233	29.91
Heat-clearing herbs	1027	24.91
Dampness-draining diuretic herbs	410	9.94
Hemostatic herbs	198	4.8
Astringent herbs	170	4.12
Qi-regulating herbs	169	4.1
Blood-activating and stasis-resolving herbs	162	3.93
Cough-suppressing and panting-calming herbs	151	3.66
Exterior-releasing herbs	134	3.25
Digestant herbs	115	2.79
Wind-dampness dispelling herbs	94	2.28
Dampness-resolving medicine	83	2.01
Purgating drug	70	1.7
Nerve-soothing herbs	55	1.33
Interior-warming herbs	27	0.65
Liver-wind calming herbs	24	0.58
Antitoxin, insecticide, and antipruritic	1	0.02