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Table 3 The experimental design, optimization objective, and critical factors of the EPP

From: Research progress on the ethanol precipitation process of traditional Chinese medicine

Medicinal materials or compound preparations

Experimental design

Optimization objective

Critical factors

References

Danshen

Plackett–Burman design, Box–Behnken design

Highest protocatechualdehyde content

ρ, pH value of EP solution

[63]

Danshen

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of impurity removal and retention rate of total salvianolic acids

ρ, Ce, ethanol flowrate

[64]

Danshen

Central composite design

The highest purity of danshensu

WCc, Ce, DE

[65]

Cinobufacini extract

Single factor design, orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of cinobufacini retention, impurity removal rate and cinobufacini purity

Φ, ρ, Ce, T

[66]

Kuanxin oral liquid

Orthogonal design

Low dry extract rate or high danshensu content

ρ, Φ

[67]

Danshen

Fractional factorial design, Box–Behnken design

The highest removal of saccharides

SCc, DE, T, hydrochloric acid content

[68]

Danhong injection

Fractional factorial design

Not optimized

WCc, Ce, DE

[69]

Danhong Injection

Box–Behnken design

Content of five active components such as danshensu and total solids were within the control range

WCc, Ce, DE

[70]

Danshen

Box–Behnken design

Not optimized

ρ, DE, T

[71]

Schisandrae Chinensis fructus

Central composite design

Not optimized

DE, Ce

[72]

Guanxinning injection

Box–Behnken design

Constructed a satisfaction function with the retention rate of active components such as danshensu and total solids removal rate to maximize the value

SCc, DE, T

[73]

Danhong injection

Central composite design

Retention rate and total solids removal rate of danshensu and other active components meet the standards

WCc, Ce, DE, T

[74]

Qingmai granules

Orthogonal design

High dry extract rate or high diosgenin content

ρ, Φ

[75]

Gardeniae FRUCTUS

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of peak area of geniposide and total peak areas of fourteen chemical components

ρ

[76]

Hemorrhoid fumigants

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of total alkaloid content and dry extract rate

Φ

[77]

Fermentative fluid of Cordyceps

Orthogonal design

The highest extracellular polysaccharides content

DE

[78]

Safflower injection

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of total flavonoid loss rate and dry extract rate

t

[79]

Changkang granules

Single factor design

The highest comprehensive score of impurity removal rate and content of four active components such as hypericin

ρ, Φ

[46]

Ephedran

Single factor design, central composite design

The highest polysaccharide yield

Cc, Φ

[80]

Lanshen lipid-lowering prescription

Orthogonal design

High ratio of total saponin content to dry extract rate

t

[81]

Fufang Shenqi soft capsules

Orthogonal design

High total polysaccharide content and low dry extract rate

ρ, Φ

[82]

Dangshen

Plackett–Burman design, Box–Behnken design

Total flavonoid recovery, dry matter removal, and pigment removal meet the standards

SCc, Ce, DE

[83]

Liuwei Dihuang decoction

Plackett–Burman design, Box–Behnken design

The highest transfer rates of morroniside, loganin, and paeoniflorin

ρ, Φ, t, SS, centrifuge or not

[84]

Trillium tschonoskii maxim

Single factor design, orthogonal design

The highest polysaccharide yield

Φ

[85]

Liuwei Dihuang decoction metabolized by photosynthetic bacteria

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of paeonol content, polysaccharide content, and dry extract rate

Cc

[86]

Qiguiyin formula

Single factor design

The highest comprehensive score of astragaloside content, chlorogenic acid content, and dry extract rate

Cc, Φ

[87]

Lonicerae Japonicae and Artemisiae Annuae Herba in reducing injection

Single factor design, Box–Behnken design

Constructed a satisfaction function based on a comprehensive score of the transfer rate of five components such as neochlorogenic acid and solid content to maximize the value

ρ, temperature before EP, T

[88]

Bishuang Paidu granules

Single factor design

The retention rate of baicalin and decrement of solid matter were high

Φ

[89]

Herba Sarcandrae

Single factor design, orthogonal design

The highest transfer rate of tannin

Stirring time, T

[90]

Zizyphus jujube cv. Dongzao

Orthogonal design

The highest polysaccharide yield

CR, DE

[91]

Zhenjing Xiehuo granules

Orthogonal design

The dry extract rate, liquiritin content, and salvianolic acid B content were highest

Φ

[92]

Xuanbi Antong formula

Orthogonal design

The highest content of five components such as salvianolic acid B and dry extract content

No significant factor

[93]

Meretrix meretrix

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of yield and mass fraction of water-soluble polysaccharide

CR, Φ

[94]

Guben Bushen oral liquid

Orthogonal design

The highest polysaccharides yield

Φ

[95]

Tongfengxiao granules

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of the content of berberine hydrochloride and salvianolic acid B

t

[96]

Zhimahuang group in Shufeng Dingchuan granules

Box–Behnken design

The highest comprehensive score of transfer rates of ephedrine hydrochloride, pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, amygdalin, and solid content

ρ, Φ, t

[97]

Shenqi compound recipe

Box–Behnken design

Constructed a satisfaction function with polysaccharide content and dry extract rate to maximize the value

Φ, t, CR

[98]

Wubie granules intermediates

Single factor design

Transfer rates of stilbene glucoside, asperosaponin VI, and solid content were high

ρ, Φ, t

[42]

Qifang Bimin granules

Single factor design

The highest comprehensive score of extraction rates of astragaloside IV and paeoniflorin

ρ

[99]

Bazhen granules

Orthogonal design

Dry extract rate and paeoniflorin content were high

Φ, t

[100]

Qianyang Yuyin granules

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of stilbene glycoside content and dry extract rate

No significant factor

[101]

Biqiu granules

Plackett–Burman design, Box–Behnken design

The highest comprehensive score of caffeic acid content and rosmarinic acid content

ρ, Φ, t

[102]

Chailing Hugan granules

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of dry extract rate, total flavonoids content, and polysaccharides content

t, Cc

[103]

Dendrobium Candidum eye drops

Orthogonal design

The highest crude polysaccharides content

No significant factor

[104]

Ganmaoling granules

Single factor design

The highest dry extract rate

Ce, ρ, Φ, t

[105]

Majiezhike granules

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of retention rate of ephedrine hydrochloride and decrement of solid matter

t

[106]

Shouwu Granula

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of stilbenes content and dry extract rate

No significant factor

[107]

Lidan Paidu prescription

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of extraction rate and content of chlorogenic acid, jasminoidin, and salvianolic acid B

ρ

[51]

Qingyan Shuanghou granules

Box–Behnken design

Constructed a satisfaction function with extraction rate and chlorogenic acid extraction yield to maximize the value

ρ, Φ, t

[108]

Liqifuwei oral liquid

Orthogonal design

The highest of anthraquinone transfer and dry extract rate

ρ, Φ

[109]

Tong Fengqing cataplasm

Orthogonal design

The highest of total retention of matrine and oxymatrine

ρ

[110]

Dingtongning granule

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of dry extract rate and transfer rates of paeoniflorin and ferulic acid

ρ, Φ

[45]

Zhidanhuayu formula

Single factor design

The highest comprehensive score of dry extract rate, paeoniflorin content, and astragaloside IV content

ρ, Φ

[111]

Chaixiong mixture

Single factor design

The highest comprehensive score of total saikosaponin content and impurity removal rate

ρ, Φ

[112]

Poria Cocos

Single factor design, orthogonal design

The highest yield of water-insoluble polysaccharide

CR, Φ, t

[113]

Dibutyl particles

Orthogonal design

The highest phenanthrene content and dry extract rate

Cc, Φ

[114]

Xuanfei Zhike granule

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of hesperidin content, tectoridin content, and dry extract rate

No significant factor

[115]

Compound Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum

Orthogonal design

The highest content of monotropein, loganin and chiratin, and dry extract rate

Φ

[116]

Crataegus pinnatifida

Plackett–Burman design, Box–Behnken design

The highest retention rate of total flavonoids

SS, DE, ρ

[117]

Qizhi Yifei granules

Single factor design

The high extraction rate of astragaloside, quercetin-3-O-β-d-glucose-7-O-β-D-gentian diglucoside and dry extract rate

ρ, Φ

[118]

Qingyan oral liquid

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of the transfer rate of irisflorentin and total glycosides

Φ

[119]

Yinchen mixture

Single factor design, central composite design

Constructed a satisfaction function with transfer rates of geniposide and solid removal rate to maximize the value

ρ, Φ, SS

[120]

Shiwei Ehuang granules

Orthogonal design

The highest astragaloside A content

ρ, Φ

[121]

Webikang granules

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of hesperidin content and dry extract rate

No significant factor

[122]

Panax Ginseng and Pueraria Lobata concentrated decoction

Box–Behnken design

The high precipitation rate and total saponin content

Φ, t

[123]

Compound lipid-lowering Sustained-release tablets

Single factor design, orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of extraction rates of salvianolic acid B, nuciferine and total flavonoids

ρ

[124]

Sophora flavescens

Box–Behnken design

The highest comprehensive score of total alkaloid extraction rate and dry extract rate

Φ

[125]

A Formula including radix Puerariae, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Desertliving Cistanche, and Pinellia tuber

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of the content of paeoniflorin, puerarin, echinacoside, and dry extract content

ρ

[126]

Kangzhi Suppository

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of berberine hydrochloride content and paste-forming rate

ρ

[127]

Fufang Roucongrong Mixture

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of retention amounts of verbascoside, lobetyolin, and salvianolic acid B

SS, ρ, Φ

[128]

Fufang Shuanghua oral liquid

Orthogonal design

The highest comprehensive score of (R, S)-goitrin retention rate, precipitation rate of protein/polysaccharide/tannin, and solid content

t

[129]

Astragali radix

Plackett–Burman design

Not optimized

Φ, T

[130]