Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002

Table 5

The most common prescription pattern for the triple drug combination of Chinese herbs in a single prescription for insomnia in Taiwan during 2002.

Chinese herbal formulae or single herbs	Support (%)	Number of prescriptions
Suan-zao-ren-tang, A. julibrissin, P. multiflorum	2.1	618
Z. spinosa, P. multiflorum, A. julibrissin	1.4	428
Tian-wang-bu-xin-dan, P. multiflorum, A. julibrissin	1.3	377
L. brownie, P. multiflorum, A. julibrissin	1.1	321
Jia-wei-xiao-yao-san, P. multiflorum, A. julibrissin	1.1	320
P. cocos, P. multiflorum, A. julibrissin	1.0	287
Suan-zao-ren-tang, Jia-wei-xiao-yao-san, P. multiflorum	0.9	279
Suan-zao-ren-tang, Jia-wei-xiao-yao-san, Tian-wang-bu-xin-dan	0.9	275
Z. spinosa, Poria cocos, Polygala tenuifolia	0.9	266
Suan-zao-ren-tang, P. multiflorum, O. gigas	0.9	256

Total prescription numbers = 29 801.