Manual acupuncture for the infertile female with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial

Table 1 Main herbal formula selection

Period	Pattern	Formula	Composition
Menstrual period		Taohong Siwu decoction	Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Semen Persicae, Flos Carthami
Non-menstrual period	Spleen–kidney Yang deficiency	Bushen Tiaojing decoction	Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Poria, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Semen Cuscutae, Radix Astragali, Fructus Lycii, Rhizoma Dioscoreae
Non-menstrual period	Liver–kidney Yin deficiency	Guishao Dihuang decoction	Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Fructus Lycii, Cortex Moutan, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Radix Ginseng, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Cortex Lycii

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