Table 1 Detailed information of Tibetan medicine Zuozhu-Daxi

Calcite Lactis Praeparata (Bei Hanshuishi(Naizhi))

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Sulfate minerals, remove impurities and mix with milk to make a paste

CaSO₄

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Y-21041201

Calciosinti (Shihuihua)

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Carbonate minerals, remove impurities

CaCO₃

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Y-11070701

Bambusae Concretio Silicea (Tianzhuhuang)

Bambusae textilis MuClure

Secretion in culm, dried

Leucine, Alanine

TLC (365 nm)

Exhibits the bands corresponding in color and R_f similar to those in the chromatogram of standard medicinal materials

Y-19050501

Aconiti naviculare Herba (Chuanxingwutou)

Aconitum naviculare (Bruhl.) Stapf

Whole herb, dried

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Y-21112302

Croci Stigma (Xihonghua)

Crocus sativus L

Flower, dried

Crocin-I, Crocin-II, Crocin

HPLC–UV (440 nm, 254 nm)

Sum content of Crocin-I and Crocin-II and content of crocin is 11.8% and 6.7%, respectively

Y-22042703

Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou)

Myristicae fragrans Houtt

Fruit, dried

Volatile oil, Dehydrodiisoeugenol

Steam distillation, HPLC–UV (274 nm)

Content of volatile oil and dehydrodiisoeugenol is 6.8% and 0.28%, respectively

Y-22051604

Tsaoko Fructus (Caoguo)

Amomum tsaoko Crevost et Lemaire

Fruit, dried

Volatile oil

Steam distillation

Content of volatile oil is 1.53%

Y-13101504

Carthami Flos (Honghua)

Carthamus tinctorius L

Flower, dried

Hydroxysafflor yellow A, Kaempferol

HPLC–UV (403 nm, 367 nm)

Content of hydroxysafflor yellow A and kaempferol is 1.48% and 0.099%, respectively

Y-13040804

Pulvis Fellis Ursi (Xiongdan Fen)

Selenartos thibetanus G. Cuvier

Bile, dried

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Y-20011402

Artificial Bovis Calculus (Rengong Niuhuang)

Synthetic

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Cholic acid, Bilirubin

TLC (λ_S = 380 nm, λ_R = 650 nm), HPLC–UV (450 nm)

Content of cholic acid and bilirubin is 13.5% and 0.7%, respectively

Y-21120101

Artificial Moschus (Rengong Shexiang)

Synthetic

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Muscone

HPLC-GC

Content of muscone is 2.7%

P-20122801

Others

Except for the 11 prescription drugs mentioned above, the rest others are not public