Table 1.

Composition of the basic herbs and added formulas with different syndromes.

Chinese name	Chinese name (Pinyin)	Pharmaceutical name	English name	Dosage (grams)
BASIC HERBS FOR ALL PATIENTS
	Xiakucao	Prunlla vulgaris L.	Spica Prunellae	7.5
	Shengnanxing	Arisaema erubescens (Wall.) Schott.	Arisaema Rhizoma Arisaematis	15
	Sheliugu	Amorphophallus konjac K.Koch	Rhizoma Amorphophalli	15
	Shancigu	Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino	Pseudobulbus Cremastrae Seu Pleiones	7.5
	Zeqi	Euphorbia helioscopia L.	Euphorbiae Helioscopiae	7.5
	Shishangbai	Selaginella Doederleinii Hieron	Selaginella Doederleinii	15
	Shijianchuan	Salvia chinensis Benth.	Salviae Chinensis	15
	Chonglou	Paris polyphylla Smith var. chinensis (Franch.) H.Hara	Rhizoma Paridis	7.5
	Dazao	Ziziphus jujuba Mill.	Fructus Jujubae	4.5
FOR QI SYNDROME DEFICIENCY, ADD YIQI FORMULA
	Huangqi	Astragalus membranaceus Fisch. ex Bunge	Milkvetch Root Radix Astragali	30
	Dangshen	Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.	Codonopsis Radix	9
	Baizhu	Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.	Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma	12
	Fuling	Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf.	Indian Bread Poria	15
	Yinyanghuo	Epimedium brevicornu Maxim.	Epimedii Folium	15
	Huluba	Trigonella foenum-graecum L.	Common Fenugreek Seed Semen Trigonellae	15
	Buguzhi	Cullen corylifolium (L.) Medik.	Fructus Psoraleae	12
FOR YIN SYNDROME DEFICIENCY, ADD YANGYIN FORMULA
	Beishashen	Glehnia littoralis (A.Gray) F.Schmidt ex Miq.	Coastal Glehnia Root	30
	Nanshashen	Adenophora stricta Miq.	Fourleaf Ladybell Root	30
	Tiandong	Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.	Cochinchinese Asparagus Root	15
	Maidong	Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.	Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber	15
	Baihe	Lilium brownii var. viridulum Baker	Lilii Bulbus	15
	Nvzhenzi	Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton	Fructus Ligustri Lucidi	12