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Table 3 The top 5 commonly prescribed herbal formulas (HF) for pediatric atopic dermatitis during 2007. (Total prescriptions = 36,398)

From: Characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine users and prescription analysis for pediatric atopic dermatitis: a population-based study

Herbal formulas

Ingredients

Dosage (gm/day)

Number of prescriptions (%)

Xiao-Feng-San (XFS)

Saposhnikovia divariata,

3.4

15,676

(31.6)

Atractylodes lancea,

Schizonepeta tenuifolia,

Arctium lappa,

Glycyrrhiza uralensis,

Rehmannia glutinosa,

Gypsum Fibrosum,

Clematis armandii

Anemarrhena asphodeloides

Angelica sinensis

Cryptotympana pustulata

Sesamum indicum

Sophora flavescens

Jing-Fang-Bai-Du-San

Notopterygium incisum,

2.9

3841

(10.6)

Angelica biserrata

Ligusticum chuanxiong

Bupleurum chinense

Peucedanum praeruptorum

Citrus aurantium

Platycodon grandiflorum

Panax ginseng

Poria cocos

Glycyrrhiza uralensis.

Xin-Yi-Qing-Fei-Tang

Magnolia biondii

3.0

3254

(8.9)

Scutellaria baicalensis

Gardenia jasminoides

Ophiopogon japonicus

Lilium brownii

Gypsum Fibrosum

Anemarrhena asphodeloides

Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Eriobotrya japonica

Cimicifuga heracleifolia

Zhen-Ren-Huo-Ming-Yin

Lonicera japonica,

3.0

2803

(7.7)

Saposhnikovia divariata,

Angelica dahurica,

Angelica sinensis,

Paeonia lactiflora,

Boswellia carterii,

Commiphora myrrha,

Fritillaria thunbergii,

Trichosanthes kirilowii,

Gleditsia sinensis,

Citrus reticulata,

Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Long-Dan-Xie-Gan-Tang

Gentiana scabra

2.7

2540

(7.0)

Scutellaria baicalensis

Gardenia jasminoides

Alisma plantago-aquatica

Caulis Clematidis armandii

Plantago asiatica

Angelica sinesis

Rehmannia glutinosa

Bupleurum chinense

Glycyrrhiza uralensis