The Utilization of Chinese Herbal Products for Hyperthyroidism in National Health Insurance System (NHIRD) of Taiwan: A Population-Based Study
Table 2
Top five formula CHPs and single CHPs prescribed by TCM physicians for the treatment of patients with hyperthyroidism between 2000 and 2013 in Taiwan (total prescriptions, n = 15,860).
Formula CHPs (number; frequency)
Number of person-days
Average daily dose (g)
Average duration for prescription (days)
Jia-Wei-Xia-Yao-San (533; 3.36%)
6411
4.9
12
Zhi-Gan-Cao Tang (400; 2.52%)
4396
4.1
11
Tian-Wang-Bu-Xin-Dan (327; 2.06%)
3090
4.8
9.4
Zhi-Bo-Di-Huang-Wan (151; 0.95%)
1357
4
9
Zhen-Ren-Huo-Ming-Yin (134; 0.84%)
1442
4
10.9
Single CHPs (number; frequency)
Xia-Ku-Cao (420; 2.65%)
4486
3.1
10.7
Dan-Shen (319; 2.01%)
3390
1.2
10.6
Xuan-Shen (294; 1.85%)
2655
1.1
9
Bei-Mu (294; 1.85%)
3382
2.2
11.5
Mu-Li (273; 1.72%)
2738
1.2
10
TCM, traditional Chinese medicine; CHPs, Chinese herbal products.
