Table 4 Potential effects of the herbs contained in the ten most common formulae prescribed by CM practitioners for treating Alzheimer’s disease

Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang ^{a, b, c, d}

Astragali Radix Cruda (Huang-qi),Ginseng Radix (Ren-shen) ^{a, b, c, d} , Glycyrrhizae Radix cum Liquido Fricta (Zhi-gan-cao), Atractylodis MacrocephalaeRhizoma (Bai-zhu), Angelicae Sinensis Radix Integra (Dang-gui) ^{a, c, d} , CitriReticulatae Pericarpium (Chen-pi), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Sheng-ma), Bupleuri Radix (Chai-hu), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Sheng-jiang), Jujubae Fructus (Da-zao)

Ji-Sheng-Shen-Qi-Wan ^{a, c}

Rehmanniae Radix (Di-huang), Poria cum (Fu-ling) ^{a, c} , Corni Fructus (Shan-zhu-yu), Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shan-yao), Moutan Cortex (Mu-dan-pi), Alismatis Rhizoma (Ze-xie), Aconiti Radix Lateralis (Fu-zi), Cinnamomi Cortex (Rrou-gui), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Huai-niu-xi), Plantaginis Semen (Che-qian-zi)

Ma-Zi-Ren-Wan ^{a, c}

Cannabis Fructus (Ma-zi-ren), Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Da-huang) ^c , Paeoniae Radix Alba (Bai-shao) ^a , Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhi-shi), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Hou-po), Armeniacae Semen (Xing-ren)

Tian-Wang-Bu-Xin-Dan ^{a, b, c, d}

Rehmanniae Radix (Di-huang), Ginseng Radix (Ren-shen) ^{a, b, c, d} , Polygalae Radix (Yuan-zhi) ^c , Scrophulariae Radix(Xuan-shen), Platycladi Semen (Bai-zi-ren), Platycodonis Radix (Jie-geng), Asparagi Radix (Tian-men-dong), Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Dan-shen) ^c , Ziziphi Spinosi Semen (Suan-zao-ren), Ophiopogonis Radix (Mai-men-dong), Poria cum PiniRadice (Fu-shen) ^{a, c} , Angelicae Sinensis Radix Integra (Dang-gui) ^{a, c, d} , Schisandrae Fructus (Wu-wei-zi)

Gan-Mai-Da-Zao-Tang

Glycyrrhizae Radix Cruda (Zhi-gan-cao),Jujubae Fructus (Da-zao), Tritici Semen (Xiao-mai)

Sheng-Mai-San ^{a, b, c, d}

Ginseng Radix (Ren-shen) ^{a, b, c, d} ,Ophiopogonis Radix (Mai-men-dong), Schisandrae Fructus (Wu-wei-zi)

Tian-Ma-Gou-Teng-Yin ^{a, c}

Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Tian-ma) ^c , Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis (Gou-teng) ^a , Haliotidis Concha (Shi-jue-ming), Gardeniae Fructus(Shan-zhi-zi), Scutellariae Radix (Huang-qin), Eucommiae Cortex (Du-zhong), Loranthiseu Visci Ramus (Sang-ji-sheng), LeonuriHerba (Yi-mu-cao), PolygoniMultiflori Caulis (Ye-jiao-teng), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Huai-niu-xi), Poria cum Pini Radice (Fu-shen) ^{a, c}

Liu-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan ^c

Rehmanniae Radix (Di-huang), Poria cum (Fu-ling) ^c , CorniFructus (Shan-zhu-yu), DioscoreaeRhizoma (Shan-yao), Moutan Cortex (Mu-dan-pi), AlismatisRhizoma (Ze-xie)

Qi-Bao-Mei-Ran-Dan ^{a, c, d}

PolygoniMultiflori Radix (He-shou-wu), AchyranthisBidentatae Radix (Huai-niu-xi), AngelicaeSinensis Radix Integra (Dang-gui) ^{a, c, d} , Poria cum (Fu-ling), Cuscutae Semen (Tu-si-zi), LyciiFructus (Gou-qi-zi), PsoraleaeFructus (Po-gu-zhi)

Tao-Hong-Si-Wu-Tang ^{a, c, d}

Persicae Semen (Yao-ren), Carthamustinctorius Flos (Hong-hua), Angelicae Sinensis Radix Integra (Dang-gui) ^{a, c, d} , Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuan-xiong), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Bai-shao) ^a , Rehmanniae Radix (Di-huang)