Table 1.
The component galenicals of Yokukansan (YKS).
| Official Name (Upper Row) English Name (Lower Row) |
Botanical Family | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rhizome of Atractylodes japonica Koidz. ex Kitam. Atractylodes Lancea |
Compositae | 4.0 g |
| Strain of Pinus densiflora Siebold and Zucc. Poria |
Polyporaceae | 4.0 g |
| Rhizome of Cnidium officinale Makino Cnidium Rhizome |
Umbelliferae | 3.0 g |
| Hook-bearing stems of Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Miq. Uncaria Thorn |
Rubiaceae | 3.0 g |
| Root of Angelica acutiloba (Siebold and Zucc.) Kitag. Japanese Angelica |
Umbelliferae | 3.0 g |
| Root of Bupleurum falcatum L. Bupleurum |
Umbelliferae | 2.0 g |
| Root of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. Glycyrrhiza |
Laguminosae | 1.5 g |
Weights indicate the daily dose, and these are mixed and extracted with 600 mL of purified water (at 95.1 °C).