Table 6 The top 10 kinds of function herb among the 180 herbs of the formulae in frequency
No. | Functions | Number of herbs occurrences in various formulae | Occurrence frequency (%) | Number of formulae use of the herbs | Frequency of use (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Qi-tonifying | 213 | 21.28 | 79 | 82.29 |
2 | Heat-clearing and detoxicating | 113 | 11.29 | 53 | 55.21 |
3 | Blood-activating and stasis-resolving | 104 | 10.39 | 56 | 58.33 |
4 | Yang-tonifying | 79 | 7.89 | 36 | 37.5 |
5 | Spleen-fortifying and dampness-resolving | 77 | 7.69 | 51 | 53.13 |
6 | Yin-tonifying | 70 | 6.99 | 40 | 41.67 |
7 | Blood-tonifying | 67 | 6.69 | 44 | 45.83 |
8 | Phlegm-resolving | 50 | 05. | 37 | 38.54 |
9 | Qi-regulating | 48 | 4.8 | 29 | 30.21 |
10 | Liver-soothing | 21 | 2.1 | 19 | 19.79 |