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Table 2 Top 10 single herbal, Herbal formulae and diagnosis and prescription in CHM users at three trimesters

From: Prescription patterns and factors influencing the use of Chinese herbal medicine among pregnant women in Taiwan: a population-based retrospective study

First trimester

Second trimester

Third trimester

 

Frequency (%)

 

Frequency (%)

 

Frequency (%)

Diagnosis

 Abnormal bleeding from female genital tract

34,960 (17.2)

Acute nasopharyngitis

9311 (11.9)

Acute nasopharyngitis

6801 (16.5)

 Acute nasopharyngitis

18,080 (8.9)

Abnormal bleeding from female genital tract

8467 (10.8)

Cough

3618 (8.8)

 Disorders of function of stomach

9446 (4.7)

Cough

4940 (6.3)

Hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

2846 (6.9)

 Excessive vomiting in pregnancy

7445 (3.7)

Headache

3102 (4.0)

Disorders of function of stomach

1826 (4.4)

 Headache

7370 (3.6)

Hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

3023 (3.9)

Sleep disturbances

1279 (3.1)

 Constipation

7339 (3.6)

Sleep disturbances

2909 (3.7)

Headache

1228 (3.0)

 Cough

7177 (3.5)

Disorders of function of stomach

2885 (3.7)

Low back pain

1191 (2.9)

 Sleep disturbances

6836 (3.4)

Constipation

2594 (3.3)

Constipation

1191 (2.9)

 Female infertility associated with anovulation

6715 (3.3)

Allergic rhinitis

2337 (3.0)

Pruritus and related conditions

1188 (2.9)

 Dysmenorrhea

5432 (2.7)

Excessive vomiting in pregnancy

2214 (2.8)

Chronic pharyngitis and nasopharyngitis

1137 (2.7)

Single herbal

Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin)

4023 (3.5)

Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin)

2096 (4.7)

Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin)

1504 (6.3)

Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiang Fu)

3191 (2.7)

Eucommiae cortex (Du Zhong)

1288 (2.9)

Atractylodes Rhizome (Bai Zhu)

845 (3.5)

Eucommiae cortex (Du Zhong)

2894 (2.5)

Atractylodes Rhizome (Bai Zhu)

1133 (2.5)

Eucommiae cortex (Du Zhong)

679 (2.8)

Cuscutae Semen (Tu Si Zi)

2740 (2.4)

Dipsaci Radix (Xu Duan)

961 (2.1)

Platycodi Radix (Jie Geng)

610 (2.5)

Corydalis Rhizoma (Yan Hu Su)

2426 (2.1)

Platycodi Radix (Jie Geng)

864 (1.9)

Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus (Bei Mu)

549 (2.3)

Leonuri Herba (Yi Mu Cao)

2353 (2.0)

Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiang Fu)

843 (1.9)

Dipsaci Radix (Xu Duan)

536 (2.2)

Dipsaci Radix (Xu Duan)

2280 (1.9)

Cuscutae Semen (Tu Si Zi)

826 (1.8)

Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao)

446 (1.9)

Atractylodes Rhizome (Bai Zhu)

2154 (1.8)

Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus (Bei Mu)

690 (1.5)

Ophiopogonis Radix (Mai Men Dong)

430 (1.8)

Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Da Huang)

1840 (1.6)

Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao)

683 (1.5)

Taxilli Herba (Sang Ji Sheng)

407 (1.7)

Platycodi Radix (Jie Geng)

1670 (1.4)

Ophiopogonis Radix (Mai Men Dong)

680 (1.5)

Scrophulariae Radix (Xuan Shen)

371 (1.6)

Herbal formulae

 Dang-Gui-Shao-Yao-San

3805 (4.4)

Dang-Gui-Shao-Yao-San

1447 (4.3)

Bao-Chan-Wu-You-Fang

898 (5.2)

 Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San

3781 (4.3)

Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San

1047 (3.1)

Dang-Gui-Shao-Yao-San

648 (3.7)

 Xiang-Sha-Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang

2240 (2.6)

Bao-Chan-Wu-You-Fang

823 (2.5)

Yin-Qiao-San

599 (3.4)

 Wen-Jing-Tang

1836 (2.1)

Yin-Qiao-San

749 (2.2)

Xin-Yi-Qing-Fei-Tang

517 (3.0)

 Ban-Xia-Xie-Xin-Tang

1601 (1.8)

Xin-Yi-Qing-Fei-Tang

711 (2.1)

Ma-Xing-Gan-Shi-Tang

403 (2.3)

 Ping-Wei-San

1530 (1.8)

Xiang-Sha-Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang

677 (2.0)

Xiang-Sha-Liu-Jun-Zi-Tang

370 (2.1)

 Yin-Qiao-San

1529 (1.8)

Chuan-Qiong-Cha-Tiao-San

622 (1.9)

Gan-Lu-Yin

366 (2.1)

 Gui-Zhi-Fu-Ling-Wan

1521 (1.7)

Gui-Pi-Tang

557 (1.7)

Sang-Ju-Yin

342 (2.0)

 Chuan-Qiong-Cha-Tiao-San

1473 (1.7)

Ma-Zi-Ren-Wan

541 (1.6)

Xiao-Chai-Hu-Tang

335 (1.9)

 Ma-Zi-Ren-Wan

1430 (1.6)

Ping-Wei-San

534 (1.6)

Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San

327 (1.9)