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Table 5 Ten most commonly prescribed formulas for patients with tuberculosis

From: Utilization of Chinese medicine for respiratory discomforts by patients with a medical history of tuberculosis in Taiwan

Pin-yin name

Constitutions

Indications in TCM

Number of person- days

Pin-yin name

Chinese Materia Medica name

Botanical name

Xiao-Qing-Long-Tang

Ma-Huang

Herba Ephedrae

Ephedra sinica Stapf.

Coughing and wheezing with copious, white, stringy sputum that is difficult to expectorate, stifling sensation in the chest, chronic water metabolism problems and thin mucus associated with weakness of lung

16,050

Gui-Zhi

Ramulus Cinnamomi

Cinnamomum cassia Blume

Gan-Jiang

Rhizoma Zingiberis

Zingiber officinale Rosc

Xi-Xin

Herba Asari

Asarum heterotropoides F. Schmidt

Wu-Wei-Zi

Fructus Schisandrae

Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.

Bai-Shao

Radix Paeoniae Alba

Paeonia lactiflora Pall.

Ban-Xia

Rhizoma Pinelliae

Pinellia ternate (Thunb.) Makino

Gan-Cao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Xin-Yi-Qing-Fei-Tang

Xin-Yi

Magnoliae Flos

Magnolia biondii Pamp.

Lung-heat cough with yellow phlegm, and accumulation of lung heat with nasal congestion

15,035

Huang-Qin

Radix Scutellariae

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

Mai-Men-Dong

Radix Ophiopogonis

Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.

Zhi-Zi

Fructus Gardeniae

Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis

Shi- Gao

Gypsum fibrosum

Hydrous Calcium Sulfate

Zhi-Mu

Rhizoma Anemarrhenae

Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge

Sheng-Ma

Radix Cimicifugae

Cimicifuga foetida L. var., intermedia, Regel

Bai-He

Bulbus Lilii

Lilium brownii F. E. Br.ex Meillez

Pi-Pa-Ye

Folium Eriobotryae

Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb) Lindl

Gan-Cao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

 

Ma-Xing-Gan-Shi-Tang

Ma-Huang

Herba Ephedrae

Ephedra sinica Stapf.

Fever with thirst, wheezing, coughing, labored breathing caused by heat lodged in the lungs where it obstructs the flow of qi

14,185

Xing-Ren

Semen Armeniacae

Prunus armeniaca L.var. ansu Maxim

Shi- Gao

Gypsum fibrosum

Hydrous Calcium Sulfate

Gan-Cao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Ding-Chuan-Tang

Ma-Huang

Herba Ephedrae

Ephedra sinica Stapf.

Coughing and wheezing with thick, yellow sputum that is difficult to expectorate. Fever and labored breathing caused by the disrupted flow of lung qi that transforms into heat

10,664

Xing-Ren

Semen Armeniacae

Prunus armeniaca L.var. ansu Maxim

Ban-Xia

Rhizoma Pinelliae

Pinellia ternate (Thunb.) Makino

Huang-Qin

Radix Scutellariae

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

Sang-Bai-Pi

Cortex Mori

Morus alba L.

Bai-Guo

Semen Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba L.

Su-Zi

Fructus Perillae

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton.

Kuan-Dong-Hua

Flos Farfarae

Tussilago farfara L.

Gan-Cao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Yin-Qiao-San

Jin-Yin-Hua

Flos Lonicerae

Lonicera japonica Thunb.

Fever, headache, thirst, cough with chills caused by warm pathogens or wind-heat entering the body and attacking the lungs

10,106

Lian-Qiao

Fructus Forsythiae

Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl

Jie-Geng

Radix Platycodonis

Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.

Niu-Bang Zi

Fructus Arctii

Arctium lappa L

Bo-He

Herba Menthae haplocalycis

Mentha haplocalyx Briq

Dan-Dou- Chi

Semen Sojae preparatum

Glycine max (L.) Merr.

Jing-Jie

Herba Schizonepetae

Schizonepeta tenuifolia (Benth.)

Dan-Zhu-Ye

Herba Lophatheri

Lophatherum gracile Brongn

Lu-Gen

Rhizoma Phragmitis recens

Phragmites communis Trin

Gan-Cao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Bai-He-Gu Jin-Tang

Shu-Di-Huang

Radix Rehmanniae

Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch

Coughing with blood-streaked sputum, wheezing, dry and sore throat, hot palms and soles, night sweats due to yin deficiency of lung and kidney with heat from yin deficiency

9735

Sheng-Di-Huang

Radix Rehmanniae

Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch

Mai-Men-Dong

Radix Ophiopogonis

Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.

Bai-He

Bulbus Lilii

Lilium brownii F. E. Br.ex Meillez

Bai-Shao

Radix Paeoniae Alba

Paeonia lactiflora Pall

Dang-Gui

Radix Angelicae Sinensis

Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels

Bei-Mu

Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii

Fritillaria thunbergii Miq.

Jie-Geng

Radix Platycodonis

Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.

Xuan-Shen

Radix Scrophulariae

Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl.

Gan-Cao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Xing-Su-Yin

Zi-Su

Folium Perillae

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton.

Wheezy cough, nasal congestion, low fever, headache due to a wind-cold pathogen attacking the lung

9343

Xing-Ren

Semen Armeniacae

Prunus armeniaca L.var. ansu Maxim

Jie-Geng

Radix Platycodonis

Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.

Sang-Bai-Pi

Cortex Mori

Morus alba L.

Huang-Qin

Radix Scutellariae

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

Mai-Men-Dong

Radix Ophiopogonis

Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.

Bei-Mu

Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii

Fritillaria thunbergii Miq.

Qian-Hu

Radix Peucedani

Peucedanum decursivum Maxim

Sheng-Jiang

Rhizoma Zingiberis

Zingiber officinale Rosc

Ju-Hong

Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.

Zhi-Ke

Fructus Citri Aurantii

Citrus aurantium L.

Gan-Cao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Zhi-Sou-San

Jie-Geng

Radix Platycodonis

Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.

Coughing with slight chills and fever, an itchy throat, phlegm that is difficult to expectorate that occurs in externally contracted wind cold

9275

Jing-Jie

Herba Schizonepetae

Schizonepeta tenuifolia (Benth.)

Zi-Wan

Asteris Radix

Aster tataricus L. f.

Bai-Bu

Radix stemonae

Stemona sessilifolia (Miq.) Miq.

Bai-Qian

Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii

Cynanchum stauntonii (Decne.) Schltr.ex H.Lev.

Chen-Pi

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae

Citrus reticulate Blanco

Gan-Cao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Cang-Er-San

Cang-Er-Zi

Xanthii Fructus

Xanthium Sibiricum Patr. ex Widder.

Nasal obstruction with purulent nasal discharge caused by an external wind pathogen obstructing the protective qi, which is governed by lung, dizziness, frontal headache

9248

Xin-Yi

Magnoliae Flos

Magnolia biondii Pamp.

Bo-He

Herba Menthae haplocalycis

Mentha haplocalyx Briq

Bai-Zhi

Radix Angelicae Dahuricae;

Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav.

Qing-Zao-Jiu-Fei-Tang

Sang-Ye

Folium Mori

Morus alba L.

Wheezing, cough, dry, parched throat, dry nasal passages, headache, fever, irritability, thirst due to invasion of external warm-dryness attacking the lungs and causing damage to the lung qi and yin

8795

Shi-Gao

Gypsum fibrosum

Hydrous Calcium Sulfate

Gan-Cao

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Xing-Ren

Semen Armeniacae

Prunus armeniaca L.var. ansu Maxim

Mai-Men-Dong

Radix Ophiopogonis

Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.

Pi-Pa-Ye

Folium Eriobotryae

Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb) Lindl

E-Jiao

Colla Corii Asini

Equus asinus L.

Ren-Shen

Radix Ginseng

Panax ginseng C. A. Mey

Hu-Ma-Ren

Semen Sesami Nigrum

Sesamum indicum L.