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Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Decoction in the Treatment of Cardiac Neurosis Complicated with Depression and Anxiety

Table 4

Classification frequency of TCMs used in the treatment of CN.
Category of TCMTCMFrequency (n)Proportion (%)
Antidote drugsBupleurum, cassia twig, cohosh, mint, pueraria lobata, perilla stem129.6
Antipyretic drugsCoptis chinensis, rhizoma anemarrhenae, rehmannia glutinosa, Figwort, peony bark, scutellaria baicalensis, gardenia, phellodendron amurense1411.2
Diuretic and hygroscopic drugsPoria cocos, fu shen97.2
Warming interior drugsCinnamomum cassia10.8
Qi regulating drugsRhizoma nardostachyos, Dalbergia odorifera, Dried tangerine peel, Rhizoma Cyperi, Fructus aurantii108.0
HemostaticsBletilla striata10.8
Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis drugsChuanxiong, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Curcuma, Motherwort118.8
Antitussive and antiasthmatic drugs for resolving phlegmPinellia ternata, Platycodon grandiflorum, Zhu Ru64.8
Calming liver and wind drugsCalcined oyster, Mother of Pearl, Red ochre54.0
Tonic medicineChinses Angelica, Radix paeoniae Alba, Astragalus membranac-eus, Radix liquiritiae、Ophiopogon japonicus, Codonopsis pilosula, Ginseng, Festuca arundinacea、Epimedium, Radix asparagi, Morinda officinalis, Radix polygoni multiflori2923.2
TranquilizerWild jujube kernel, High aspiration, Albizzia bark, Cypress seed, Raw dragon teeth, Magnet, Amber powder, Cinnabar2116.8
Resuscitation medicineCalamus32.4
Astringent medicineSchisandra chinensis32.4