Table 2.
The list of raw herbs composing the Chinese Herbal Formula.
| Chinese name | Full scientific name | Parts of plant use | Dose of dry plant (grams) | Dose after extraction (grams) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xian Ling Pi | Epimedium brevicornum Maxim | Overground part | 30 | 1.5 |
| Tu Si Zi | Cuscuta chinensis Lam. | Mature seed | 10 | 0.5 |
| Du Zhong | Eucommia ulmoides Oliver | Plant bark | 15 | 0.75 |
| Huai Niu Xi | Achyranthes bidentata Bl. | Root | 15 | 6 |
| Ye Xia Zhu | Phyllanthus urinaria Linn. | Whole plant | 15 | 6 |
| Huang Qi | Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. | Root | 15 | 1.5 |
| Bai Shu | Atractylodes macrocephala koidz | Rhizome | 15 | 2.55 |
| Fu Ling | Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf | Sclerotium | 15 | 1.5 |
| Zhu Ling | Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries | Sclerotium | 10 | 1.0 |
| Zhi Ke | Fructus Aurantii | Immature fruits (pulp removed) | 15 | 2.55 |
| Dan Shen | Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. | Root and rhizome | 20 | 3 |
| San Qi | Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen | Root | 5 | 5 |
| Yu Jin | Radix curcumae | Tuberous root | 15 | 0.75 |
| Gou Qi Zi | Lycium barbarum L. | Mature fruit | 15 | 6 |
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| Total | 210 | 38.6 | ||