Table 1.
Category of effects, composition, patterns of syndrome and origin of TCM formulas.
| Category of effects | TCM formula | Composition | Pattern of syndrome | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonifying Qi | HQI | Astragali Radix (Huangqi) | Deficiency of heart Qi and stagnation of vessel by blood stasis | Approved by CFDA (Z19993151) |
| SQFZ | Astragali Radix (Huangqi), Codonopsis Radix (Dangshen) | Deficiency of lung-spleen Qi | Approved by CFDA (Z19990065) | |
| SBPs | Moschus (Shexiang), Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Bovis Calculus (Niuhuang), Borneolum (Bingpian), CinnamomI Cortex (Rougui), Styrax (Suhexiang), Bufonis Venenum (Chansu) | Qi stagnation and blood stasis | Approved by CFDA (Z31020068) | |
| Tonifying Qi and activating blood | QLQX | Astragali Radix (Huangqi), Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Danshen), Descurainiae Semen Lepidii Semen (Tinglizi), Alismatis Rhizoma (Zexie), Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma (Yuzhu), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi), Carthami Flos (Honghua), Periplocae Cortex (Xiangjiapi), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi) | Deficiency of Yang Qi and blood stasis | Approved by CFDA (Z20040141) |
| QSYQ | Astragali Radix (Huangqi), Codonopsis Radix (Dangshen), Notoginseng Radix (Sanqi), Dalbergiae Odoriferae Lignum (Jiangxiang) | Qi deficiency and blood stasis | Approved by CFDA (Z20030139) | |
| TXL | Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Eupolyphaga Steleophaga (Tubiechong), Dalbergia Odorifera Lignum (Jiangxiang), Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (Suanzaoren), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishao), Hirudo (Shuizhi), Scorpio (Quanxie), Cicada Periostracum (Chantui), Scolopendra (Wugong), SantaLi Albi Lignum (Tanxiang), Olibanum (Ruxiang), Borneolum (Bingpian) | Deficiency of heart Qi and blood stasis | Approved by CFDA (Z19980015) | |
| XML | Roach | Deficiency of Qi and Yang, blood stasis | Approved by CFDA (Z20060443) | |
| Tonifying Qi and Yin | SM | Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong), Ginseng Radix Rubra (Hongshen) | Deficiency of Qi and Yin | Approved by CFDA (Z51021921) |
| SI | Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong), Schisandra Chinensis Fructus (Wuweizi) | Deficiency of Qi and Yin | Approved by CFDA (Z51021264) | |
| YQFM | Ginseng Radix Rubra (Hongshen), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong), Schisandra Chinensis Fructus (Wuweizi) | Deficiency of Qi and Yin | Approved by CFDA (Z20060463) | |
| SSYX | Ginseng Radix (Hongshen), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong), Corni Fructus (Shanzhuyu), Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Danshen), Nardostachyos Radix (Gansong), Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (Suanzaoren), Taxilli Herba (Sangjisheng), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishao), Eupolyphaga Steleophaga (Tubiechong), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), Schisandra Chinensis Fructus (Wuweizi), Dragonsbones (Longgu) | Deficiency of Qi and Yin, blood stasis | Approved by CFDA (Z20103032) | |
| Activating blood to remove blood stasis | DSDP | Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Danshen), Notoginseng Radix (Sanqi), Borneolum (Bingpian) | Qi stagnation and blood stasis | Approved by CFDA (Z20080078) |
| DHI | Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Danshen), Carthami Flos (Honghua) | Blood stasis | Approved by CFDA (Z20026866) | |
| TSD | Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Carthami Flos (Honghua), Angelica Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Persicae Semen (Taoren), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao), Rehmanniae Radix (Dihuang) |
Blood stasis and blood deficiency | Fu Ke Bing Jian | |
| Warming Yang | ZWD | Poria (Fuling), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizoma (Baizhu), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao) |
Edema due to Yang deficiency | Treatise on Febrile Diseases (Shang Han Lun) |
| LZD | Poria (Fuling), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizoma (Baizhu), Glycyrrhizae Radix (Gancao) |
Dampness due to Yang deficiency | Treatise on Febrile Diseases (Shang Han Lun) | |
| Removing phlegm and resolving stasis | GXBD | Trichosanthis Semen (Gualouzi), Alli Macrostemonis Bulbus (Xiebai), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia) |
Phlegm-accumulation stasis | Treatise on Febrile Diseases (Shang Han Lun) |
| Restoring Yang and tonifying Qi | SFI | Ginseng Radix Rubra (Hongshen), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) | Sudden collapse of Yang | Approved by SFDA (Z51020664) |