Der-Shiang Tsai1, Yuan-Shiun Chang1, Tsai-Chung Li2, Wen-Huang Peng3. 1. Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. 2. Graduate Institute of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Health Care Administration, College of Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan. 3. Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: whpeng@mail.cmu.edu.tw.
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been commonly used in Asia country. The aim of this study is to analyze the utilization of TCM among hypertensive patients in Taiwan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The use of TCM for primary hypertensive patients was evaluated using a randomly sampled cohort of 1,000,0s recruited from the National Health Insurance Research Database in 5-year period from 2006 to 2010. RESULTS: Overall, 49.7% (n=42,586) of primary hypertension utilized TCM and 12.1% (n=5132) of them used TCM for the treatment of hypertension. Among the top 10 most frequently prescribed herbal formulae, Tian-Ma-Gou-Teng-Yin, Gout-Teng-San, Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wang and its derivatives were found to be the most common herbal formulae prescribed by TCM doctors for the treatment of hypertension in Taiwan. CONCLUSION: This study showed the utilization pattern of Chinese herbal product in patients with hypertension. Further researches and clinical trials are needed to evaluate the efficacy of these Chinese formulae or its ingredients in treating hypertension.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been commonly used in Asia country. The aim of this study is to analyze the utilization of TCM among hypertensivepatients in Taiwan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The use of TCM for primary hypertensivepatients was evaluated using a randomly sampled cohort of 1,000,0s recruited from the National Health Insurance Research Database in 5-year period from 2006 to 2010. RESULTS: Overall, 49.7% (n=42,586) of primary hypertension utilized TCM and 12.1% (n=5132) of them used TCM for the treatment of hypertension. Among the top 10 most frequently prescribed herbal formulae, Tian-Ma-Gou-Teng-Yin, Gout-Teng-San, Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wang and its derivatives were found to be the most common herbal formulae prescribed by TCM doctors for the treatment of hypertension in Taiwan. CONCLUSION: This study showed the utilization pattern of Chinese herbal product in patients with hypertension. Further researches and clinical trials are needed to evaluate the efficacy of these Chinese formulae or its ingredients in treating hypertension.
Authors: Khafsa Malik; Mushtaq Ahmad; Rainer W Bussmann; Akash Tariq; Riaz Ullah; Ali S Alqahtani; Abdelaaty A Shahat; Neelam Rashid; Muhammad Zafar; Shazia Sultana; Syed N Shah Journal: Front Pharmacol Date: 2018-07-24 Impact factor: 5.810