The Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 56 Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 4

Frequently used herbs in included studies.

Chinese name	Latin name	English name	Family	Number of studies (%)
Niu xi	Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae	Twotooth Achyranthes root	Amaranthaceae	33 (58.93%)
Di Huang	Radix Rehmanniae	Rehmannia root	Scrophulariaceae	30 (53.57%)
Dang Gui	Radix Angelicae Sinensis	Chinese angelica	Apiaceae	29 (51.79%)
Chuan Xiong	Radix Ligustici Wallichii	Sichuan lovage rhizome	Apiaceae	29 (51.79%)
Du Zhong	Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis	Epimedium	Eucommiaceae	26 (46.43%)
Gan Cao	Radix Glycyrrhizae	Liquorice	Papilionaceae	25 (44.64%)
Du Huo	Radix Angelicae Pubescentis	Pubescent angelica root	Apiaceae	21 (37.50%)
Sang Ji sheng	Radix Loranthi Seu visci	Chinese taxillus twig	Loranthaceae	21 (37.50%)
Bai shao	Radix Paeoniae Alba	White paeony root	Asclepiadaceae	19 (33.93%)
Fang Feng	Radix Ledebouriellae Divaricatae	Divaricate saposhnikovia root	Apiaceae	18 (32.14%)
Qin Jiao	Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae	Largeleaf gentian root	Gentianaceae	18 (32.14%)
Fu Ling	Poria Cocos Wolff	Tuckahoe	Polyporaceae	17 (30.36%)
Xi Xin	Asari Radix et Rhizoma	Asarum	Aristolochiaceae	16 (28.57%)
Yin Yang Huo	Epimedium brevicornu Maxim	Icariin	Berberidaceae	11 (19.64%)
Huang qi	Radix Astragali Membranacei	Astragalus	Leguminosae	11 (19.64%)
Wei Ling Xian	Radix Clematidis Chinensis	Chinese clematis root	Ranunculaceae	11 (19.64%)
Bu Gu Zhi	Psoralea corylifolia Linn	Fructus psoraleae	Leguminosae	11 (19.64%)