Table 1.

Components of Chinese drug decoction pieces in the CQCQD formula and their production lot numbers and the relative contents of major active ingredients.

Pharmaceutical name and Chinese phonetic name	Botanical name and plant part	Composition (%)	Lot number	Quantitative analysis of major active ingredients
				Reference markers (HPLC)	Relative content (% w/w)
Bupleuri Radix (Chai Hu)	Bupleurum chinense DC (Apiaceae), root	11.111	2014100802	Saikosaponin a	0.383–0.421
				Saikosaponin d	0.381–0.398
Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin)	Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Lamiaceae), root	11.111	2014081003	Baicalin	12.338–14.321
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Da Huang)	Rheum palmatum L. (Polygonaceae)	14.814	2014080301	Aloe-emodin	0.348–0.367
				Rhein	1.002–1.162
				Emodin	0.513–0.628
				Chrysophanol	0.661–0.702
				Physcion	0.268–0.301
Natrii Sulfas (Mang Xiao)	Mirabilite (sulfate minerals), crystal	14.814	2014030506	Thenardite	99.812–99.993
Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Hou Pu)	Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E. H. Wilson (Magnoliaceae), root, branch, and stem bark	11.111	2014060501	Magnolol	2.118–2.491
				Honokiol	2.181–2.228
Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhi Shi)	Citrus aurantium L. (Rutaceae), immature fruit	11.111	2014053101	Synephrine	0.612–0.641
				Hesperidin	1.231–1.445
Artemisiae Scopariae Herba (Yin Chen)	Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kitam. (Asteraceae), aerial part	11.111	2014030601	Chlorogenic acid	0.598–0.693
				Escoparone	0.598–0.6341
Gardeniae Fructus (Zhi Zi)	Gardenia jasminoides  J. Ellis (Rubiaceae), ripe fruit	14.814	2014110301	Geniposide	5.989–6.959