Table 1 The herbal sources of Chinese herbal compounds

Lianhua Qingwen prescription

Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl. (Lianqiao), Lonicera japonica Thunb. (Jinyinhua), Ephedra sinica Stapf (Mahuang), Armeniacae Amarum Semen (Kuxingren), Gypsum Fibrosuum (Shigao), Isatis tinctoria L. (Banlangen), Dryopteris crassirhizoma Nakai (Mianmaguanzhong), Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (Yuxingcao), Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. (Guanghuoxiang), Rheum palmatum L. (Dahuang), Rhodiola rosea Linn. (Hongjingtian), Mentha haplocalyx Briq. (Bohe), Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (Gancao)

[5, 12, 17]

Shufeng Jiedu prescription

Reynoutria japonica Houtt. (Huzhang), Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl. (Lianqiao), Isatis tinctoria L. (Banlangen), Bupleurum chinensis DC. (Chaihu), Patrinia villosa Juss. (Baijiangcao), Verbena officinalis Linn. (Mabiancao), Phragmites communis Trin. (Lugen), Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (Gancao)

[24, 28,29,30]

Huoxiang Zhengqi formulation

Atractylodes Lancea (Thunb.) DC. (Cangzhu), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Chenpi), Magnolia officinalis Rehd. et Wils. (Houpu), Angelica dahurica Fisch. ex Hoffm. Benth. et Hook.f. (Baizhi), Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf. (Fuling), Areca catechu L. (Dafupi), Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. (Banxia), Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (Gancao), Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. (Guanghuoxiang), Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt.var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.-Mazz. (Zisuye)

[35, 36]

Qingfei Paidu Tang

Ephedra sinica Stapf (Mahuang), Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (Gancao), Armeniacae Amarum Semen (Kuxingren), Gypsum Fibrosuum (Shigao), Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. (Banxia), Aster tataricus Linn. f. (Ziwan), Tussilago farfara Linn. (Kuandong), Belamcanda chinensis (Linn.) Redouté (Shegan), Asarum sieboldii Miq. (Xixin), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Chenpi), Citrus aurantium L. (Zhishi), Zingiber officinale Rosc. (Shengjiang), Bupleurum chinensis DC. (Chaihu), Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Huangqin), Cinnamomum cassia Presl (Guizhi), Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf. (Fuling), Alisma plantago-aquatica Linn. (Zexie), Polyporus umbellaru (Pers.) Fr. (Zhuling), Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. (Baizhu), Dioscorea opposita Thunb. (Shanyao), Agastache rugosa (Fisch. et Mey.) O. Ktze. (Huoxiang)

[41,42,43]

ShuangHuangLian oral liquid

Lonicera japonica Thunb. (Jinyinhua), Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Huangqin), Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl. (Lianqiao)

[51]

Jinhua Qinggan granule

Lonicera japonica Thunb. (Jinyinhua), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), Ephedra sinica Stapf (Mahuang), Armeniacae Amarum Semen (Kuxingren), Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Huangqin), Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl. (Lianqiao), Fritillaria thunbergii Miq. (Zhebeimu), Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge (Zhimu), Arctium lappa L. (Niubangzi), Artemisia carvifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. (Qinghao), Mentha haplocalyx Briq. (Bohe), Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (Gancao)

[55, 56]

ReYanNing mixture

Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz. (Pugongying), Reynoutria japonica Houtt. (Huzhang), Sonchus brachyotus DC. L. (Beibaijiang), Scutellaria barbata D. Don (Banzhilian)

[57]

Huopu Xialing decoction

Agastache rugosa (Fisch. et Mey.) O. Ktze. (Huoxiang), Magnolia officinalis Rehd. et Wils. (Houpu), Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. (Banxia), Semen Coicis Coix lachryma-jobiL.var.ma-yuen (Roman) stapf (Yiyiren), Armeniacae Amarum Semen (Kuxingren), Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf. (Fuling), Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep. (Baidoukou), Polyporus umbellaru (Pers.) Fr. (Zhuling), Alisma plantago-aquatica Linn. (Zexie), Tetrapanacis Medulla (Tongcao), Glycine max (L.) Merr. (Dandouchi)

[66]

XiaoChaiHu decoction

Bupleurum chinensis DC. (Chaihu), Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. (Banxia), Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. (Renshen), Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (Gancao), Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Huangqin), Zingiber officinale Rosc. (Shengjiang), Ziziphus jujuba Mil1. Var·inermis (Bge·) Rehd. (Dazao)

[69]

MaXingShiGan decoction

Ephedra sinica Stapf (Mahuang), Armeniacae Amarum Semen (Kuxingren), Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (Gancao), Gypsum Fibrosuum (Shigao)

[77]

Yupingfeng prescription

Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge. (Huangqi), Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. (Baizhu), Saposhnikovia divaricata (Trucz.) Schischk. (Fangfeng)

[69]