Table 2.

Content and nature of 12 Chinese herbs in Cure-allergic-rhinitis Syrup (CS)

Pharmaceutical name	Chinese name	Nature	Flavour	Acting organs	Functions
Astragali Radix (6 g)	黃耆 Hyangqi	Slight warm	Sweet	Lung, spleen	Reinforce Qi and strengthen body resistance
Codonopsitis Radix (6 g)	黨参 Dan Shen	Neutral	Sweet	Lung, spleen	Tonify the lung and spleen
Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma (6 g)	白朮 Baizhu	Warm	Sweet bitter	Spleen	Reinforce Qi of the spleen
Rhizoma Zingiberis (3 g)	乾薑 Ganjiang	Warm	Acrid bitter	Spleen, liver	Re-warm the spleen
Cinnamomi Ramulus (3 g)	桂枝 Guizhi	Warm	Acrid sweet	Lung, heart	Reinforce Qi and disperse cold
Jujubae Fructus (12 g)	大棗 Dazap	Warm	Sweet	Spleen	Reinforce Qi and digestive system and harmonise different drugs
Aconitilaterali Radix sPreparata (1.5 g)	熟附子 Fuzi	Hot	Acrid	Spleen, kidney	Reinforce Yang, expel ‘cold’ and release ‘flu’ syndrome
Asari Radix et Rhizoma (0.6 g)	細辛 Xixin	Warm	Acrid	Lung, kidney	Expel wind and cold, warm the lung, and decrease nasal congestion
Magnoliae Flos (3 g)	辛夷 Xinyi	Warm	Acrid	Lung	Expel ‘cold’ and decrease nasal congestion
Folium Artemisiae (3 g)	艾葉 Aiye	Warm	Bitter acrid	Spleen, kidney	Warm the meridians and dispel ‘cold’
Triticum aestivum (3 g)	淮小麥	Neutral	Sweat	Heart, liver	Soothe the liver and replenish Yin
Saccharum Granorum	飴糖 Yitang	Warm	Sweet	Lung, spleen	Strengthen and replenish the Qi of the spleen