Table 1.
Components of Soshihotang and guidelines by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Permit.43
| Item | Contents |
|---|---|
| Constituents | Bupleuri Radix, Scutellariae Radix, Pinelliae Tuber, Ginseng Radix, Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, Zizyphi Fructus, and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma |
| Indications | Nausea, anorexia, gastritis, gastrointestinal weakness, fatigue, and symptoms of delayed common cold |
| Contraindicated in | 1) Patients receiving interferons |
| 2) Patients with liver cirrhosis and liver cancer (interstitial pneumonia can occur, which can lead to serious consequences such as death) | |
| 3) Patients with platelet counts less than 100,000/mm3 because of liver dysfunction |