Latin namea
Pin Yinb
Common name
%c
Constituentd
mg/tabe
Effects partial list
Bupleurum chinense DC
RenShen (Hong)
Bupleurum
Dry root
7.3
Saikosaponin
0.7
Depression, anxiety, fatigue, concentration, memory, physical endurance
Zingiber officinale
Sheng Jiang
Ginger (Fresh)
4.9
Calming
Atractylodes macrocephalae
Bai Zhu
Atractylodes (Alba)
Dry root, stem
7.3
Atractylenolide
0.17
Joint pain
Angelica sinensis (Oliv) Diels
Dang gui
Chinese angelica
Dry root
9.8
Ferulic acid
0.03
Blood pressure, joint pain, anemia
Poria cocos
Fu Shen
Poria
Mushroom
7.3
Memory, anxiety, nervousness, fatigue
Lilium brownii
Bai he
Hong Kong lilly
Squamous bulb
24.3
Sedative, tonic
Rehmannia glutinosa
Di-huang
Chinese foxglove
Dry root
12.2
Catapol
4.4
Anti-inflammatory, stress, adrenal support, tonic
Paeonia lactiflora Pall
Bai Shao
Chinese peony
Peeled dry root
9.8
Paeoniflorin
1.2
Anti-inflammatory, fatigue
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch
Licorice
Dry root
2.4
Glycyrrhizic acid
0.6
Anti-inflammatory
Salvia miltiorrhiza
Dan-shen
Red sage
Dry root
9.8
Tanshinone
salvianolic
31.5
15.6
Stroke, ischemia, cerebral vasodilator, ↓platelet aggregation
Latin Namea
Pin Yinb
Common Name
%c
Constituentd
mg/tabe
Effects Partial List6
Polygala tenuifolia
Yuan Zhi
Polygala
11.8
Memory, cognition, antidepressant
Zingiber officinale
Sheng Jiang
Ginger
Fresh root
4.9
calming
Mentha haplocalyx Briq
Bo he
Japanese peppermint
Dry stem, dry leaf
4.9
Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant
Adapted from Li et al. [26]
Key: aFEWP formulas may vary among different producers.
bEach herb has numerous names in TCM and other Asian Medicines; 2 % proportion of each constituent within the total formulation.
cSome standardization constituents were not measured.
dAmount in mg not available for some constituents.
eEach herb has more effects and clinical uses than shown. This partial list shows only the effects relevant to Case#4
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