TABLE 1.
Summary of recommended oral CPMs in the Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19.
| Drug name | Compositions | Clinical indications | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huoxiangzhengqi Capsule/Pill/Oral liquids | Guanghuoxiang | Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. | Resolve dampness with aromatics and disperse cold as well as regulate the stomach, used for wind-cold, internal dampness stasis, or humidity induced viral infection, manifested as headache, lightheadedness, fullness of the chest, distension and pain in the belly, vomiting and diarrhea, compatible with GI type of cold. |
| Zisuye | Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton | ||
| Baizhi | Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav. | ||
| Baizhu | Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. | ||
| Chenpi | Citrus × aurantium L. | ||
| Fabanxia | Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino | ||
| Houpo | Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H.Wilson | ||
| Fuling | Poria cocos (Schw. ) Wolf. | ||
| Jiegeng | Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. | ||
| Gancao | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC. | ||
| Dafupi | Areca catechu L. | ||
| Dazao | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. | ||
| Shengjiang | Zingiber officinale Roscoe | ||
| Jinhuaqinggan Granules | Jinyinhua | Lonicera japonica Thunb. | Dispel the wind and ventilate the lungs, clear heat and toxin, used for fever, mild cold feeling, inflamed throat with pain, stuffy nose with nose discharge, thirst, coughing with/without sputum, red tongue, thin and yellow coat of the tongue, fast pulse due to external infection. |
| Shigao | Gypsum Fibrosum | ||
| Mahuang | Ephedra sinica Stapf | ||
| Kuxingren | Prunus armeniaca L. | ||
| Huangqin | Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi | ||
| Lianqiao | Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl | ||
| Zhebeimu | Fritillaria thunbergii Miq. | ||
| Zhimu | Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge | ||
| Niubangzi | Arctium lappa L. | ||
| Qinghao | Artemisia annua L. | ||
| Bohe | Mentha canadensis L. | ||
| Gancao | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC. | ||
| Lianhuaqinwen Capsule/Granules | Lianqiao | Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl | Clear heat and toxins, ventilatelungs and expel heat, used for syndromes of lung infection by influenza viruses, manifested as fever or high fever, cold feeling, sore muscles, stuffy nose with discharge, coughing, headache, dry and sore throat, reddish tongue, yellow or yellow thick coat of the tongue. |
| Jinyinhua | Lonicera japonica Thunb. | ||
| Mahuang | Ephedra sinica Stapf | ||
| Kuxingren | Prunus armeniaca L. | ||
| Shigao | Gypsum Fibrosum | ||
| Banlangen | Isatis tinctoria L. | ||
| Mianmaguanzhong | Dryopteris crassirhizoma Nakai | ||
| Yuxingcao | Houttuynia cordata Thunb. | ||
| Guanghuoxiang | Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. | ||
| Dahuang | Rheum officinale Baill. | ||
| Hongjingtian | Rhodiola rosea Linn. | ||
| Bohenao | Mentholum | ||
| Gancao | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC. | ||
| Shufengjiedu Capsule/Granules | Huzhang | Reynoutria japonica Houtt. | Dispel the wind and clear heat and toxins, pacify the throat, used for acute upper respiratory tract infection due to wind-heat, manifested as fever, cold feeling, sore throat, headache, stuffy nose with discharge, coughing etc. |
| Lianqiao | Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl | ||
| Banlangen | Isatis tinctoria L. | ||
| Chaihu | Bupleurum chinense DC. | ||
| Baijiangcao | Patrinia scabiosifolia Link | ||
| Mabiancao | Verbena officinalis L. | ||
| Lugeng | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. | ||
| Gancao | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC. | ||
| Angong Niuhuang Pill | Niuhuang | Calculus Bovis | Clear heat and toxins, relieve convulsion and rescue consciousness, used for high fever with seizures, delirium, coma due to stroke, encephalitis, meningitis, intracerebral hemorrhage, sepsis due to excessive heat inflicting the heart. |
| Shuiniujiao | Buffalo Horn Extract | ||
| Shexiang | Moschus | ||
| Zhenzhu | Margarita | ||
| Zhusha | Cinnabar | ||
| Xionghuang | Realgar | ||
| Huanglian | Coptis chinensis Franch. | ||
| Huangqin | Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi | ||
| Zhizi | Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis | ||
| Yujin | Curcuma aromatica Salisb. | ||
| Bingpian | Borneolum Syntheticum | ||
| Suhexiang Pill | Suhexiang | Liquidambar orientalis Mill. | Resuscitate with aromatics, facilitate flow of Qi and relieve pain, used for coma due to phlegm blocking the heart, paresis due to stroke, heat stroke, heart pain, and stomache. |
| Anxixiang | Styrax tonkinensis (Pierre) Craib ex Hartwich | ||
| Bingpian | Borneolum Syntheticum | ||
| Shuiniujiao | Cornu Bubali | ||
| Shexiang | Moschus | ||
| Tanxiang | Santalum album L. | ||
| Chenxiang | Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Spreng. | ||
| Dingxiang | Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry | ||
| Xiangfu | Cyperus rotundus L. | ||
| Muxiang | Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Spreng. | ||
| Ruxiang | Boswellia carteri Birdw. | ||
| Biba | Piper longum L. | ||
| Baizhu | Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. | ||
| Hezirou | Terminalia chebula Retz. | ||
| Zhusha | Cinnabar | ||