TABLE 2.

Five ginseng-containing TCM included in the meta-analysis.

Formulation	Combination
YXST	1) Astragalus mongholicus Bunge [Fabaceae; Astragali mongholici radix]
	2) Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf. [Campanulaceae; codonopsis radix]
	3) Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge [Lamiaceae; Salviae miltiorrhizae radix et rhizoma]
	4) Pueraria montana var. Lobata (Willd.) Maesen and S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa and Predeep [Fabaceae; puerariae lobatae radix]
	5) Epimedium sagittatum (Siebold and Zucc.) Maxim. [Berberidaceae; epimedii folium]
	6) Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge [Rosaceae; crataegi folium]
	7) Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. [Orobanchaceae; radix rehmanniae preparata]
	8) Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels [Apiaceae; angelicae sinensis radix]
	9) Coptis chinensis Franch. [Ranunculaceae; coptidis rhizoma]
	10) Corydalis yanhusuo (Y.H.Chou and Chun C.Hsu) W.T.Wang ex Z.Y.Su and C.Y.Wu [Papaveraceae; corydalis rhizoma]
	11) Sesamum indicum L. [Pedaliaceae; schizonepetae spica]
	12) Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. [Araliaceae; folium ginseng]
	13) Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC. [Fabaceae; extractum glycyrrhizae]
QLQX	1) Astragalus mongholicus Bunge [Fabaceae; Astragali mongholici radix]
	2) Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. [Araliaceae; folium ginseng]
	3) Aconitum carmichaeli Debeaux [Ranunculaceae; aconiti lateralis radix praeparata]
	4) Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge [Lamiaceae; Salviae miltiorrhizae radix et rhizoma]
	5) Descurainia sophia L.) Webb ex Prantl [Brassicaceae; descurainiae semen, lepidii semen]
	6) Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. Orientale (Sam.) Sam. [Alismataceae; alismatis rhizoma]
	7) Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce [Asparagaceae; polygonati odorati rhizoma]
	8) Neolitsea cassia L.) Kosterm. [Lauraceae; chinese cinnamon]
	9) Carthamus tinctorius L. [Asteraceae; carthami flos]
	10) Periploca sepium Bunge [Apocynaceae; acanthopanacis cortex (periploca sepium)]
	11) Citrus × aurantium L. [Rutaceae; aurantii amari epicarpium et mesocarpium]
SFI	1) Panax ginseng C.A.Mey [Araliaceae; folium ginseng]
	2) Aconitum carmichaeli Debeaux [Ranunculaceae; aconiti lateralis radix praeparata]
SMI	1) Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. [Araliaceae; folium ginseng]
	2) Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. [Asparagaceae; liriopis tuber]
SGMI	1) Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. [Araliaceae; folium ginseng]
	2) Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. [Schisandraceae; fructus schisandrae]
	3) Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. [Asparagaceae; liriopis tuber]