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Table 2 Attributions and preparations of the prescribed ingredients

From: Analysis of prescription database extracted from standard textbooks of traditional Dai medicine

Attribution Preparation

All elements

Wind

Fire

Water

Earth

Antidote

Others

Total (%)

Decoction (%)

3 (0.5)

117 (20.4)

128(22.3)

153 (26.7)

134 (23.3)

31 (5.4)

8 (1.4)

574 (62.8) (100)

Powder (%)

29 (19.2)

54 (35.8)

10 (6.6)

5 (3.3)

20 (13.2)

0 (0)

33 (21.9)

151 (16.5) (100)

Pill (%)

15 (19.5)

3 (3.9)

14 (18.2)

6 (7.8)

9 (11.7)

24 (31.2)

6 (7.8)

77 (8.4) (100)

Vinum (%)

4 (8.5)

21 (44.7)

7 (14.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

15 (31.9)

47 (5.1) (100)

Sleeping on heated herbs (%)

0 (0)

32 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

32 (3.5) (100)

Taking juice

(%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (11.8)

6 (35.3)

2 (11.8)

2 (11.8)

5 (29.4)

17 (1.9) (100)

Boiling with meat (%)

0 (0)

2 (12.5)

5 (31.2)

3 (18.8)

6 (35.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

16 (1.8) (100)

Total (%)

51 (5.6)

229 (25.1)

166 (18.2)

173 (18.9)

171 (18.7)

57 (6.2)

67 (7.3)

914 (100) (100)