TABLE 1.
The traditional use of A. sparsifolia compound prescription in China.
| Prescription name | Main composition | Extracts, formulations, usage, dosage | Traditional and clinical uses | Prescription sources |
| Maitibuhe Heiyari Xianbaier Tang | Tarangabin (45 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Fructus Cassiae Fistulae (45 g)/Cassia fistula L., Fructus Cordiae Dichotomae (25 pcs)/Cordia dichotoma G.Forst., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (25 pcs)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Semen Althaeae Roseae (10 g)/Alcea rosea L., Herba Violae Tianshanicae (10 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim., Herba Chamomillae (6 g)/Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/bid/100–200 ml each time | Treatment of conjunctival ophthalmia, ocular rim infection, eye pain, constipation | Yi Xue Zhi Mu Di (AD 1737) |
| Maitibuhe Aifeitimeng Tang | Tarangabin (120 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Cortex Terminaliae Citrinae (45 g)/Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb., Cortex Terminaliae Billericae (45 g)/Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb., Herba Dracocephali Moldavicae (45 g)/Dracocephalum moldavica L., Fructus Terminaliae chebulae (15 g)/Terminalia chebula Retz., Fructus Phyllanthi (15 g)/Phyllanthus emblica L., Flos Lavandulae (15 g)/Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Radix Valerianae (15 g)/Valeriana officinalis L., Herba Anchusae (30 g)/Anchusa azurea Mill., Fructus Cassiae Fistulae (30 g))/Cassia fistula L., Semen Cuscutae (90 g)/Cuscuta chinensis Lam., Fos Nelumbinis (12 g)/Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., Semen Amygdalae (120 g)/Prunus amygdalus Batsch, Fructus Mume (120 g)/Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc., Fructus Caryophylli (6 g)/Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Cortex Cinnamomi (6 g)/Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) T.Nees & Eberm., Herba Fumariae (3 g)/Fumaria officinalis L., Rhizoma Polypodiodis (12 g)/Polypodiode snipponica (Mett.) Ching, Nipponicae (12 g)/Dioscorea nipponica Makino, Usnea (9 g)/Usnea diffracta Vain., Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai (9 g)/Alpinia katsumadai Hayata | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/bid/124 ml each time | Treatment of insomnia, pain and retentionofurine | Hui Yao Fang (AD 1619) |
| Maizhuni Binaifeixie Migao | Tarangabin (150 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Folium Sennae (150 g)/Senna alexandrina Mill., Turpeth (16 g)/Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso, Herba Anchusae (16 g)/Anchusa azurea Mill., Flos Rosae Rugosae (16 g)/Rosa rugosa Thunb., Flos Violae Tianshanicae (3 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim., Fos Nelumbinis (3 g)/Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., Fructus Vitis Viniferae (3 g)/Vitis vinifera L | Refined Honey/Honey Paste/oral administratio/qd/10 g each time | Treatment of febrile headache, eye pain, ear pain, conjunctival congestion, dizziness and constipation | Yi Xue Zhi Mu Di (AD 1737) |
| Maitibuhe Ainaluo Tang | Tarangabin (50 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Fructus Mume (100 g)/Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc., Semen Cichorii (10 g)/Cichorium intybus L., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (10 g)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Flos Rosae Rugosae (13 g)/Rosa rugosa Thunb., Fructus Cordiae Dichotomae (16 g)/Cordia dichotoma G.Forst., Flos Violae Tianshanicae (16 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim., Folium Sennae (20 g)/Senna alexandrina Mill., Fructus Tamarindi Indicae (31 g)/Tamarindus indica L., Fructus Cassiae Fistulae (50 g))/Cassia fistula L | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/bid/30–50 g each time | Treatment of headache, migraine, hematogenous dizziness, heartburn and thirst, typhoid fever, hepatomegaly | Bai Se Gong Dian (AD 1200) |
| Nukuyi Ailile Jinpaoye I | Tarangabin (50 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Flos Violae Tianshanicae (10 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim., Semen Cichorii (10 g)/Cichorium intybus L., Cortex Terminaliae citrinae (31 g)/Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/bid-tid/30–60 ml each time | Treatment of febrile headache | Yi Xue Zhi Mu Di (AD 1737) |
| Fructus Cassiae Fistulae (31 g))/Cassia fistula L., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (31 g)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Fructus Cordiae Dichotomae (56 g)/Cordia dichotoma G.Forst., Fructus Tamarindi Indicae (60 g)/Tamarindus indica L., Fructus Mume (100 g)/Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc | ||||
| Nukuyi Ailile Jinpaoye Ⅱ | Tarangabin (150 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Cortex Terminaliae citrinae (30 g)/Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb., Fructus Mume (30 pcs)/Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc., Fructus Cordiae Dichotomae (30 pcs)/Cordia dichotoma G.Forst., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (30 pcs)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Fructus Tamarindi Indicae (60 pcs)/Tamarindus indica L., Flos Violae Tianshanicae (9 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim., Semen Cichorii(9 g)/Cichorium intybus L., Fructus Cassiae Fistulae (30 g))/Cassia fistula L | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/bid/100 ml each time | Treatment of febrile headache, migraine, fever and thirst | A Ri Fu Yan Fang (AD 1556–1,662) |
| Nukuyi Pawake Jinpaoye | Tarangabin (60 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Fructus Mume (30 pcs)/Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (30 pcs)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Fructus Cordiae Dichotomae (30 pcs)/Cordia dichotoma G.Forst., Fructus Tamarindi Indicae (30 g)/Tamarindus indica L | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/bid/50–100 ml each time | Treatment of fever, meningitis, migraine | Yi Xue Zhi Mu Di (AD 1737) |
| Mengziji Saiweida Chengshuji | Tarangabin (70 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Herba Anchusae (25 g)/Anchusa azurea Mill., Rhizoma Polypodiodis (25 g)/Polypodiode snipponica (Mett.) Ching, Nipponicae (25 g)/Dioscorea nipponica Makino, Fructus Cordiae Dichotomae (25 g)/Cordia dichotoma G.Forst., Flos Lavandulae (25 g)/Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Cortex Terminaliae chebulae (16 g)/Terminalia chebula Retz., Herba Hyssopi (16 g)/Hyssopus officinalis L., Flos Violae Tianshanicae (16 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim | Aqueous/Decoction oral administratio/bid-tid/50 ml each time | Treatment of meningitis | Bai Di Yi Yao Shu (AD 1368) |
| Maizhuni Binaifeixie Migao I | Tarangabin (60 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Flos Violae Tianshanicae (30 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim., Semen Amygdalae (30 g)/Prunus amygdalus Batsch, Mastix (15 g)/Pistacia lentiscus L., Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (15 g)/Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC., Turpeth (60 g)/Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso, Fructus Cassiae Fistulae (60 g))/Cassia fistula L | Aqueous & Sugar/Honey Paste/oral administratio/bid/5 g each time (adults); bid/3 g each time (children) | Treatment of cough, intestinal obstruction, phlegm, gastritis | A Ri Fu Yan Fang (AD 1556–1,662) |
| Aibi Taipi Xiaowan | Tarangabin (3 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Papaveris Pericarpium (3 g)/Papaver somniferum L., Rmmi Rabicum (3 g)/Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton, Gummi Tragacanthae (3 g)/Astragalus gummifer Labill., Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (3 g)/Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC., Semen Lagenariae Sicerariae (3 g)/Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl., Semen Amygdalae (3 g)/Prunus amygdalus Batsch, Semen Cucumeris (3 g)/Cucumis satiuus L | Pill/oral administratio/bid/1 pcs each time | Treatment of habitual typhoid fever, tuberculosis, back pain, cough and phlegm | Bai Di Yi Yao Shu (AD 1368) |
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| Xieribiti Ounabi Tangjiang | Tarangabin (300 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Fructus Mume (60 g)/Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (30 g)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Fructus Tamarindi Indicae (100 g)/Tamarindus indica L., Flos Violae Tianshanicae (60 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim., Turpeth (60 g)/Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso, Resina Scammoniae (3 g)/Convovulus scammonia L., Stigma Croci (1 g)/Crocus sativus L | Aqueous/Syrup/oral administratio/tid/50 ml each time | Treatment of hyperthermic typhoid fever arising from the excessive influence of hot body humor such as bilious or blood | A Ri Fu Yan Fang (AD 1556–1,662) |
| Xieribiti Kushuxi Tangjiang | Tarangabin (100 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Semen Cichorii (15 g)/Cichorium intybus L., Herba Moslae (15 g)/Mosla chinensis Maxim., Semen Cuscutae (20 g)/Cuscuta chinensis Lam., Radix Foeniculi (35 g)/Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (50 g)/Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC., Radix Cichorii (30 g)/Cichorium intybus L., Semen Cuscutae (30 g)/Cuscuta chinensis Lam., Semen Cucumeris (30 g)/Cucumis satiuus L | Aqueous & Sugar/Syrup/oral administratio/tid/100 ml each time | Treatment of respiratory system diseases and heart, liver and gastrointestinal diseases, fever and cough, complicated typhoid fever, febrile heart and liver deficiency, unfavorable urination and poor bowel movement | Yi Xue Zhi Mu Di (AD 1737) |
| Maitibuhe Aifeisanting Tang | Tarangabin (30 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Herba Absinthii (15 g)/artemisia absinthium L., Flos Rosae Rugosae (20 g)/Rosa rugosa Thunb., Fructus Tamarindi Indicae (60 g)/Tamarindus indica L | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/tid/100 ml each time | Treatment digestive disorders, such as spleen and stomach diseases, hyperthermic typhoid fever, fever and headache, indigestion | Zhu Yi Dian (AD 1040–1,050) |
| Maizhuni Binaifeixie Migao Ⅱ | Tarangabin (60 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Flos Violae Tianshanicae (30 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim., Semen Amygdalae (30 g)/Prunus amygdalus Batsch, Mastix (15 g)/Pistacia lentiscus L., Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (15 g)/Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC., Turpeth (60 g)/Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso, Fructus Cassiae Fistulae (60 g)/Cassia fistula L | Aqueous & Sugar/Honey Paste/oral administratio/tid/5 g each time(adults); qd/1 g each time(children) | Treatment of intestinal and respiratory disorders, such as intestinal constipation and obstruction, abnormal bilious and mucinous increase, cough and phlegm | A Ri Fu Yan Fang (AD 1556–1,662) |
| Maitibuhe Mengziji Chengshuji Ⅲ | Tarangabin (30 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (15 g)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Fructus Solani Nigri (10 g)/Solanum nigrum L., Semen Rutae (6 g)/Ruta graveolens L | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/tid × 3 d | Treatment of increased abnormal body humor in upper extremity joints, upper extremity soreness | Bai Se Gong Dian (AD 1200) |
| Maitibuhe Surenjiang Tang Ⅱ | Tarangabin (60 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Folium Sennae (20 g)/Senna alexandrina Mill., Flos Rosae Rugosae (12 g)/Rosa rugosa Thunb., Cortex Terminaliae citrinae (12 g)/Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb., Bulbus Colchici (6 g)/Colchicum autumnale L., Radix Foeniculi (6 g)/Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Herba Foeniculi (6 g)/Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Fructus Apii (6 g)/Apium graveolens L., Herba Centaurii (6 g)/Centaurium erythraea Rafn, Fructus Anethi (6 g)/Anethum graveolens L., Herba Anchusae (10 g)/Anchusa azurea Mill., Herba Melissae Axillaris (10 g)/Melissa axillaris (Benth.) Bakh.f | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/tid/50–100 ml each time | Treatment of joint pain, urinary discomfort, poor bowel movement, arthritis and swelling | A Ri Fu Yan Fang (AD 1556–1,662) |
| Xieribiti Mengziji Maxire Tangjiang | Tarangabin (60 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Flos Violae Tianshanicae (16 g)/Viola thianschanica Maxim., Flos Nelumbinis (16 g)/Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., Flos Rosae Rugosae (16 g)/Rosa rugosa Thunb., Semen Cichorii (9 g)/Cichorium intybus L., Radix Cichorii (18 g)/Cichorium intybus L., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (7 pcs)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill | Aqueous/Syrup/oral administratio/bid/50 ml each time | Treatment of skin diseases such as febrile dermatitis, various inflammations and swellings inside and outside the body, and dry stools | Bao jian Yao Yuan (AD 1556–1,662) |
| Mengziji Bairese Chengshuji Ⅲ | Tarangabin (100 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Fructus Anethi (15 g)/Anethum graveolens L., Fructus Apii (15 g)/Apium graveolens L., Semen Nigellae (15 g)/Nigella glandulifera Freyn & Sint., Folium Sennae (15 g)/Senna alexandrina Mill., Radix Foeniculi (30 g)/Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Rhizoma Zingiberis (30 g)/Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Flos Lavandulae (30 g)/Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Fructus Caricae (25 g)/Ficus carica L., Radix Apii (25 g)/Apium graveolens L., Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (25 g)/Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC., Radix et Rhizoma Nardostachyos (10 g)/Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC., Fructus Vitis Viniferae (150 g)/Vitis vinifera L | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/tid/150 ml each time | Treatment of skin hypopigmentation diseases, such as vitiligo | Bai Di Yi Yao Shu (AD 1368) |
| Musili Bairese Qingchuji | Tarangabin (150 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Cortex Terminaliae citrinae (20 g)/Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb., Fructus Terminaliae chebulae (20 g)/Terminalia chebula Retz., Cortex Terminaliae billericae (20 g)/Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb., Fructus Phyllanthi (20 g)/Phyllanthus emblica L., Herba Anchusae (15 g)/Anchusa azurea Mill., Herba Melissae Axillaris (15 g)/Melissa axillaris (Benth.) Bakh.f., Radix Foeniculi (15 g)/Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Fructus Anethi (15 g)/Anethum graveolens L., Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (15 g)/Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC., Fructus Solani Nigri (15 g)/Solanum nigrum L., Semen Cuscutae (30 g)/Cuscuta chinensis Lam., Folium Sennae (30 g)/Senna alexandrina Mill., Radix Plumbinis (30 g)/Plumbago zeylanica L., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (30 g)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Fructus Cordiae Dichotomae (10 g)/Cordia dichotoma G.Forst., Turpeth (10 g)/Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso | Aqueous/Decoction/oral administratio/bid/150 ml each time | Treatment of abnormal increased body humor, irregular bowel movements, bloating and edema, vitiligo | Bai Di Yi Yao Shu (AD 1368) |
| Xieribiti Ounabi Murekaibi Tangjiang | Tarangabin (60 g)/Alhagi sparsifolia Shap., Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae (10 pcs)/Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Fructus Vitis Viniferae (10 pcs)/Vitis vinifera L., Fructus Mume(10 pcs)/Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc., Flos Nelumbinis (10 g)/Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., Semen Althaeae Roseae (10 g)/Alcea rosea L., Fructus Solani Nigri (10 g)/Solanum nigrum L., Folium Isatidis (10 g)/Isatis tinctoria L., Herba Fumariae (15 g)/Fumaria officinalis L., Folium Sennae (15 g)/Senna alexandrina Mill., Semen Cucumeris (15 g)/Cucumis satiuus L., Semen melo (15 g)/Cucumis melo L., Semen Amygdalae (15 g)/Prunus amygdalus Batsch, Lignum Santali Albi (6 g)/Santalum album L., Herba Swertiae (6 g)/Swertia diluta (Turcz.) Benth. & Hook.f., Flos Rosae Rugosae (6 g)/Rosa rugosa Thunb., Fructus Cassiae Fistulae (30 g)/Cassia fistula L | Aqueous/Syrup/oral administratio/bid/60 ml each time | Treatment of gynecological diseases such as cervicitis, uterine sores, vulvar itching, uterine pain | Yi Xue Zhi Mu Di (AD 1737) |