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Table 1 Main herbal formula selection

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

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

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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