Table 1.

Partial list of TCHM approved by the SFDA for the treatment of viral diseases.

Herbs	Botanical names	Trade names	Virus	Diseases	References
Radix bupleuri	Bupleurum chinense, Bupleurum scorzonerifolium	Xiao-chai-hu capsule, Zheng-chai-hu-yin granule	Flu	Influenza, upper respiratory infection	Zhang et al., 2007, Zhao et al., 2007
Fructus forsythiae	Forsythia suspensa	Yin-qiao-jie-du-wan (granule, tablet), Yin-qiao-san	Flu	Acute bronchitis, pneumonia, influenza	Li et al., 2008, Sun et al., 2006, Xie et al., 2006, Yang et al., 2005b
Flos lonicerae; Radix scutellariae	Lonicera japonica; Scutellaria baicalensis	Shuang-huang-lian-he-ji (granule, capsule, tablet), Yin-huang granule (tablet)	Flu, EVs, HSV, AdV, RSV, PIV	Influenza, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, upper respiratory infection, mumps, pneumonia	Chen et al., 2001, Chen et al., 2007, Shen et al., 2008, Sun et al., 2009, Wang et al., 2005, Wu et al., 2004, Wu et al., 2005
Radix isatidis	Isatis tinctoria, Isatis indigotica, Baphicacanthus cusia	Ban-lan-gen granule, Li-zhu (Chuan-fang) kang-bing-du granule	Flu, HSV	Influenza, acute tonsillitis, mumps	Cao et al., 2006, Cao et al., 2007, Cao et al., 2010, Chen and Li, 2006, Fang et al., 2005, Hu and Zheng, 2003, Sun et al., 2010
Panax ginseng; Radix ophiopogonis	Panax ginseng; Ophiopogon japonicus	Sheng-mai-yin (granule, capsule, injection)	EVs	Viral myocarditis	Zhang et al., 2005, Zhang and Zeng, 2009
Radix sophorae Flavescentis	Sophora flavescens	Ku-shen tablet, Ku-shen-jian injection	HBV	Chronic hepatitis	Hou et al., 2005, Shi and Wang, 2012
Spica prunellae; Flos chrysanthemi Indici; Folium mori	Prunella vulgaris; Chrysanthemum indicum, Chrysanthemum boreale, Chrysanthemum lavandulaefolium; Morus alba	Xia-sang-ju granule, Guang-yao-xing-qun-xia-sang-ju	Flu, RSV	Influenza	Huang et al., 2007, Zhan and Dong, 2006