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. 2019 Sep 25;24(19):3473. doi: 10.3390/molecules24193473

Table 1.

The traditional and clinical uses of C. cassia in China.

Prescription Name Main Component Traditional and Clinical Uses Reference
Zi Shen Pills Anemarrhenae Rhizoma,
Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, Cinnamomi Cortex
Treating dysuria due to accumulation heat in bladder [7]
Gui Fu Li Zhong Pills Cinnamomi Cortex,
Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Codonopsis Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma, Atractylodis, Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Roasted Ginger
Curing abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting due to deficient cold of spleen and stomach, [8]
Ding Gui Wen Wei San Caryophylli Flos, Cinnamomi Cortex Curing abdominal pain caused by cold syndrome [9]
Jian Wei Shi Wei Pills Granati Pericarpium, Amomi Fructus Rotundus, Chebulae Fructus, Cinnamomi Cortex, Piperis Fructus, Kaempferiae Rhizoma, Piperis Longi Fructus Curing cacochylia, gasteremphraxis, vomiting and diarrhea [10]
Qi Wei Wei Tong Capsules Aucklandiae Radix, Piperis Longifructus, Alpiniae Officinaru Mrhizoma, Galli Gigerii Endothelium Corneum, Euodiae Fructus, Cinnamomi Cortex Treating diarrhoea, vomiting, poor appetite, gastroduodenal ulcer and superficial gastritis [11]
Qi Wei Pu Tao San Gypsum Fibrosum, Carthami Flos, Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma, Cyperi Rhizoma, Cinnamomi Cortex, Granati Pericarpium Treating cough, asthma and chest tightness due to overwork and weakness [12]
Wu Wei Qing Zhuo San Granati Pericarpium, Carthami Flos, Carthami Flos, Cinnamomi Cortex, Piperis Longi Fructus Treating poor appetite, dyspepsia, gastralgia, belching, abdominal distention and diarrhea [13]
Wu Ling San Poria, Alismatis Rhizoma, Polyporus, Cinnamomi Cortex, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Treating dysuria, oedema, abdominal distension, diarrhoea and vomiting [14]
Zhong Jing Wei Ling Pills Cinnamomi Cortex, Corydalis Rhizoma, Ostreae Concha, Foeniculi Fructus, Amomi Fructus, Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma Treating poor appetite, stomachache, abdominal distension and diarrhoea due to weak spleen and stomach [15]
Er Xie Kang Tiemo Caryophylli Flos, Piperis Fructus, Euodiae Fructus, Cinnamomi Cortex Curing non-infectious diarrhea in children [16]
Ba Wei Rou Gui Capsules Cinnamomi Cortex, Aucklandiae Radix, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Piperis Longi Fructus, Foeniculi Fructus, Amomi Fructus Rotundus, Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma, Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma Curing stomachache, poor appetite and dyspepsia due to asthenia cold of spleen and stomach [17]
Li Er Mian Capsules Coptidis Rhizoma, Cinnamomi Cortex Treating cardiopalmus, insomnia and dreamful sleep [18]
Qian Lie Gui Huang Pills Rhei Radix Et Rhizoma, Gleditsiae Fructus Abnormalis, Cinnamomi Cortex, Typhae Pollen, Talcum, Cyathulae Radix Treating hyperplasia of prostate gland [19]
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang Jiang Codonopsis Radix, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Poria, Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Aconiti Radix Cocta, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Astragali Radix, Cinnamomi Cortex Treating pallor, dizziness and palpitation, spontaneous perspiration, weariness of body, cold feet due to deficiency of Qi and blood [20]
Shi Di Shui Borneolum, Zingiberis Rhizoma, Rhei Radix Et Rhizoma, Foeniculi Fructus, Cinnamomi Cortex, Capsici Fructus Treating dizziness, nausea, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal discomfort caused by heat stroke. [21]
Shen Gui Li Zhong Pills Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma, Cinnamomi Cortex, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Zingiberis Rhizoma, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma Curing acrohypothermy, gastrofrigid vomiting, hernia, algomenorrhea, abdominal pain and diarrhea due to deficiency of Yang Qi and asthenia cold of spleen and stomach [22]
Gu Ben Tong Xue Granules Cynomorii Herba, Cuscutae Semen, Cinnamomi Cortex, Morindae Officinalis Radix, Astragali Radix, Dioscoreae Rhizoma, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Lycii Fructus, Codonopsis Radix, Epimedi Folium Treating mild primary thrombocytopenic purpura [23]
Fu Fang Zao Fan Pills Melanteritum, Panacis, Quinquefolii Radix, Hippocampus, Cinnamomi Cortex, Jujubae Fructus, Juglandis Semen Treating aplastic anemia, aleucocytosis, thrombocytopenia, myelodysplastic syndrome [24]
Xiao Er Fu Xie Tie Caryophylli Flos, Cinnamomi Cortex, Piperis Longi Fructus Treating non-infectious diarrhea in children duo to asthenia cold of spleen and stomach [25]
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Granules Cinnamomi Cortex, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Typhae Pollen, Paeoniae Radix Rubra, Foeniculi Fructus, Corydalis Rhizoma, Myrrha, Aconiti Radix Cocta Treating irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, lumbago and leukorrhea due to blood stasis and cold [26]
Xin Bao Pills Daturae Flos, Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma, Cinnamomi Cortex, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Borneolum Syntheticum, Notoginseng Radix Et Rhizoma Treating chronic cardiac insufficiency, bradycardia and angina pectoris [27]
Xin Tong Ning Di Wan Cinnamomi Cortex, Aconiti Radix Cocta, Cyperi Rhizoma Treating coronary disease and angina pectoris [28]
You Gui Pills Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Cinnamomi Cortex, Dioscoreae Rhizoma, Corni Fructus, Cuscutae Semen, Lycii Fructus, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Eucommiae Cortex Treating listlessness, spermatorrhea, asynodia, loose stool and frequent micturition due to deficiency of Yang Qi of kidney [29]
Shi Wei Fu Zheng Granules Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma, Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Astragali Radix, Poria, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Cinnamomi Cortex, Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma, Aconiti Radix Cocta Treating aleucocytosis, decrease of immune function caused by tumor radiotherapy and chemotherapy [30]
Ba Wei Shen Qi Pills Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Dioscoreae Rhizoma, Poria, Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, Cinnamomi Cortex, Alismatis Rhizoma, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Moutan Cortex Treating edematous, cough, dyspnea, frequent micturition and loose stool duo to deficiency Yang of kidney [31]
Dai Wen Jiu Gao Capsici Fructus, Cinnamomi Cortex, Zineiberis Rhizoma Rrcens, Cinnamon Oil Curing chronic rheumatic arthritis, chronic gastroenteritis [32]