Table 3 Top ten herbal medicine prescribed by traditional Chinese physicians for children
Rank | Herbal formulae | Frequency (%) | Average daily doses (g), by age group | Average duration (days) | Single herb | Frequency (%) | Average daily doses (g), by age group | Average duration (days) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–5 | 6–11 | 12–18 |  |  |  | 0–5 | 6–11 | 12–18 |  | |||
1 | Shin-Yi-Ching-Fey-Tang | 213,325 (14.8) | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | Gan-Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) | 165,315 (11.5) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
2 | Xiao-Qing-Long-Tang | 157,380 (10.9) | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 6.9 | Jie-Geng (Radix Platycodi) | 134,474 (9.3) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
3 | Cang-Er-San | 142,826 (9.9) | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.4 | Chuan-Bei-Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae) | 122,641 (8.5) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
4 | Xin-Yi-San | 141,049 (9.8) | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 6.8 | Yu-Xing-Cao (Herba Houttuyniae) | 117,641 (8.2) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
5 | Ma-Xing-Gan-Shi-Tang | 139,927 (9.7) | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Xing-Ren (Semen Armeniacae) | 102,099 (7.1) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
6 | Yin-Qiao-San | 110,639 (7.7) | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Huang-Qin (Radix Scutellariae) | 100,846 (7.0) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
7 | Xin-Su-San | 96,869 (6.7) | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | Chan-Tui (Cryptotympana atrata Fabr) | 100,428 (7.0) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
8 | Ge-Gen-Tang | 95,719 (6.6) | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.5 | Bai-Zhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) | 94,423 (6.6) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
9 | Zhi-Sou-San | 74,483 (5.2) | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 | Cang-Er-Zi (Fructus Xanthii) | 84,896 (5.9) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
10 | Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San | 70,066 (4.9) | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 7.2 | Xin-Yi (Flos Magnoliae) | 68,746 (4.8) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6.3 |