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| Chinese herb medicines | Usual doses (g) | Major functions | No. of users | (%) |
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| Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. (Bai Shu) | 12 | Fortifies the spleen and replenishes qi, dries dampness, and induces diuresis | 143 | 74.19 |
| Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch (Gan Cao) | 6 | Fortifies the spleen and replenishes qi, clears heat and detoxifies, dispels phlegm to suppress cough, relieves spasm and pain, and moderate herbs | 142 | 73.67 |
| Poria cocos (schw.) Wolf (Fu Ling) | 9 | Induces diuresis to dry dampness, fortifies the spleen, and tranquilizes the heart | 128 | 66.41 |
| Ostreae Concha (Duan Mu li) | 15 | Softens the hardness and disperses the knot, calms the liver and hides the yang, calms the nerves, astringency, restrains acid, and relieves pain | 128 | 66.41 |
| Carapax Trionycis (Bie Jia) | 12 | Nourishes yin and yang, reduces fever and steam, softens hardness, and disperses knot | 118 | 61.22 |
| Arcae Concha (Wa Leng Zi) | 15 | Eliminates phlegm, softens hardness, removes blood stasis and disperses stagnation, restrains acid, and relieves pain | 99 | 51.36 |
| Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli (Ji Nei Jin) | 12 | Eliminates food, strengthens the stomach, and astringes the essence | 91 | 47.21 |
| Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dan Shen) | 9 | Promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, relieves pain, clears heat, and cools blood | 88 | 45.66 |
| Rhizoma Dioscoreae Oppositae (Shan Yao) | 15 | Invigorates the spleen and stomach, generates fluid and benefits the lung, tonifies the kidney, and astringent the essence | 80 | 41.51 |
| SediHerba (Chui Pen Cao) | 12 | Removing dampness and jaundice and clearing away heat and toxin | 79 | 40.99 |
| Hordei Fructus Germinatus (Mai Ya) | 12 | Invigorating qi and spleen, digestion, soothing liver, and regulating qi | 77 | 39.95 |
| Rehmannia Glutinosa Libosch (Sheng Di Huang) | 12 | Clearing heat and cooling blood, nourishing yin, and generating body fluid | 76 | 39.43 |
| Bupleurum chinense (Chai Hu) | 6 | Harmonizes and releases the exterior and interior, soothes the liver to relieve depression, raises yang and lifts prolapsed organs, and interrupts malaria | 73 | 37.87 |
| Citrus reticulata Blanco (Ling Zhi) | 9 | Replenishes qi, calms nerves, and relieves cough and asthma | 73 | 37.87 |
| Os Draconis (Duan Long Gu) | 15 | Calms the nerves, calms the liver and hides the yang, and astringency | 63 | 32.69 |
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