Table 1.

Composition of Chang Gung platelet elevating formula (CGPEF).

Chinese herbal products	Weight (gm)
Cervus nippon Temminck	1.8
Trionyx sinensis (Wiegmann)	1.6
Phellodendron chinense Schneid.	0.7
Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels.	0.7
Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer	0.7
Paeonia lactiflora Pall.	0.7
Achyranthes bidentata Blume	0.6
Zingiber officinale Rosc.	0.6
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch.	0.5
Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge	0.5
Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.	0.5
Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf	0.5
Polygala tenuifolia Willd.	0.4
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.	0.4
Citrus reticulata Blanco	0.4
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge	0.4
Zizyphus jujuba Mill.	0.3
Euphoria longan (Lour.) Steud.	0.3
Zizyphus jujuba Mill.	0.3
Cinnamomum cassia Blume	0.2
Lycium barbarum L.	0.2
Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.	0.2
Cynomorium songaricum Rupr.	0.2
Aucklandia lappa Decne.	0.1

∗Each CGPEF contains 24 Chinese herbs (12.7 gm) and 5.3 gm starch, totally 18 gm; daily dose: 72 gm.