Table 1 Top 10 Chinese medicinal herbs prescribed for type 2 diabetes patients in Taiwan
Chinese medicinal herbs (Chinese name) | N a (%) |
|---|---|
Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim., root (Tian Hua Fen) | 42,013 (5.71) |
Astragalus mongholicus Bunge, root (Huang Qi) | 35,025 (4.76) |
Salvia miltiorrhizae Bge, root (Dan Shen) | 34,287 (4.66) |
Dioscoreae opposita Thunb., root (Shan Yiao) | 30,769 (4.18) |
Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl., root (Xuan Shen) | 20,421 (2.78) |
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl., tuber (Mai Men Dong) | 19,744 (2.68) |
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi, root (Ge Gen) | 17,641 (2.40) |
Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC., root (Cang Zhu) | 12,803 (1.74) |
Dendrobium nobile Lindl., stem (Shi Hu) | 12,749 (1.73) |
Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch, root (Di Huang) | 10,948 (1.49) |