Table 1.
The formula of Si-Wu-Tang including its components and their functions.
| Name (Chinese name) | Scientific Name (Family) | Substance markers | Dose (g) | Category of medicine | Role in the Formula |
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| Rehmanniae (熟地黃, Shu Di Huang) | Root of Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch (Scrophulariaceae) | catalpol | 7.5 | Blood-tonifying medicinal | Sovereign |
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| Angelicae (當歸, Dang Gui) | Root of Angelica sinensis Diels (Umbelliferae) | ferulic acid | 7.5 | Blood-tonifying medicinal | Minister |
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| Paeoniae (芍藥, Shao Yao) | Root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall (Paeoniaceae) | gallic acid, paeoniflorin paeonol, 1,2,3,4,6-pentagalloylglucose | 7.5 | Blood-tonifying medicinal | Assistant |
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| Chuanxiong (川芎, Chuan Xiong) | Root of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hortorum (Umbelliferae) | ferulic acid, ligustrazine | 7.5 | Blood-activating and stasis-resolving medicinal | Assistant |