Table 1.
Composition of QHD.
| Pharmaceutical name | Botanical name | Family and plant part use | Chinese name | Origin | % (w/w) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemisiae scopariae herba | Artemisia capillaris Thunb. | Compositae; Above-ground parts, dried | Yinchen | Hebei Province, China | 28.6 |
| Polygoni cuspinati rhizome et radix | Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc. | Polygonaceae; root and rhizome, dried | Huzhang | Jiang su, Province, China | 21.4 |
| Curcumae longae rhizome | Curcuma longa L. | Zingiberaceae; root, dried | Jianghuang | Si chuan, Province, China | 14.3 |
| Gardeniae fructus | Gardenia jasminoides Ellis | Rubiaceae; ripe fruit, dried | Zhizi | Jiang xi, Province, China | 14.3 |
| *Herba hyperici japonici | Hypericum japonicum Thunb. | Clusiaceae; whole plant, dried | Di'ercao | Hu nan, Province, China | 21.4 |
*
The botanical names of Di'ercao is from The Drug Standard of Ministry of Public Health of the People's Republic of China (1992 Edition), the others are from The Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China (2015 Edition). The botanical names have been updated with www.theplantlist.org.