Table 3.

Composition and action of Chinese herbal medicine in Yirui capsule

Ingredients	Action
Folium Ginkgo	TCM: Promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and stop pain Pharmaceutical study: (1) cardiovascular protective effect, (2) hypolipidemic effect, (3) effect of antagonizing lipid peroxide, (4) effect of improving cerebral circulation
Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae	TCM: Promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, cooling blood and treating boils, tranquilizing mind Pharmaceutical study: (1) cardiovascular protective effect, (2) hypotensive effect, (3) hypolipidemic effect, (4) anti-inflammatory effect, (5) anti-coagulation effect
Fructus Crataegi	TCM: Removing food retention and flatulence, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis Pharmaceutical study: (1) gastrointestinal regulation effect, (2) cardiovascular protective effect, (3) hypotensive effect, (4) hypolipidemic effect
Rhizoma Alismatis	TCM: Eliminating dampness and diuresis, purging heat Pharmaceutical study: (1) diuretic effect, (2) hypolipidemic effect, (3) anti-allergic effect, (4) anti-inflammatory effect
Radix Notoginseng	TCM: Hemostatic elimination of stagnation, promoting blood circulation to stop pain Pharmaceutical study: (1) Anti-coagulation effect, (2) hematopoiesis effect, (3) cardiovascular protective effect, (4) analgesic effect, (5) anti-inflammatory effect