Chemical markers shared by various herbal medicines in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2015 edition.
| Traditional herbal medicine | Dosage per day | Quality indicator component | Content limit ≥ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radix ginseng | 3–9 g | Ginsenoside Rb1 | 0.18% |
| Ginsenoside Rg1, Ginsenoside Re | Sum 0.27% | ||
| Schisandra chinensis fructus | 2–6 g | Schisandrin | 0.40% |
| Plantaginis semen | 9–15 g | Geniposide acid | 0.40% |
| Verbascoside | 0.30% | ||
| Radix scrophulariae | 9–15 g | Harpagide, harpagoside | Sum 0.45% |
| Cassiae semen | 9–15 g | Chrysophanol | 0.12% |
| Aurantio-obtusin | 0.080% | ||
| Radix saposhnikovia | 5–10 g | Prim-o-glucosylcimifugin, 5-o-methyl Weiss Amie alcohol glycoside | Sum 0.24% |
| Forsythiae fructus | 6–15 g | Forsythin | 0.15% |
| Forsythoside A | 0.25% | ||
| Lonicerae japonicae caulis | 9–30 g | Chlorogenic acid | 0.070% |
| Loganin | 0.10% | ||
| Cacumen platycladi | 6–12 g | Quercetin | 0.10% |
| Radix rubiae | 6–10 g | Rubimaillin | 0.20% |
| Purpurin | 0.080% | ||
| Curcumae longae rhizoma | 3–10 g | Curcumin | 0.90% |
| Radix astragali | 9–30 g | Astragaloside IV | 0.040% |
| Genistein glucose | 0.020% |