Table 4.

Potential efficacy of the core Chinese medicinal herbs of CHBT used for the treatment of uremic pruritus.

Chinese name	English/Latin name	Function	Active ingredients	Efficacy
Baijili [48, 50]	Tribulus fruit/Tribulus terrestris L.	Pruritus relief	Saponins, flavonoids, glycosides	Antihelmintic, antibacterial, and antiinflammatory activity
Chuanxiong [47, 51]	Szechuan lovage rhizome/Ligusticum striatum DC.	Activating blood circulation	Ferulic acid, senkyunolide, butylidenephthalide	Antithrombotic, antihypertensive, and vasodilator activity
Dahuang [49]	Rhubarb root and rhizome/Rheum officinale baill.	Promoting detoxification	Anthraquinones, Stilbenes	Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and free-radical scavenging activity

CHBT = Chinese herbal bath therapy.