Table 2 The preparations of Taxillus chinensis (DC.) Danser in China

Duohuo Jisheng pill

(Bei ji qian jin yao fang)

Angelicae sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, T. chinensis, Rehmanniae glutinosa (Gaetn.) Libosch. ex Fisch. et Mey., Achyranthes bidentata BI., Asarum sieboldii Miq., Gentiana macrophylla, Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, Cinnamomum cassia Presl, Saposhnikovia divaricate (Trucz.) Schishchk., Ligusticum chunxiong hort, Codonopsis Pilosula, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, Cynanchum otophyllum Schneid., Eucommia Ulmoides

It has the functions of nourishing blood and relaxing muscles, dispelling wind and dampness, and replenishing liver and kidney

It is used for wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, cold pain in the waist and knees, and unfavorable flexion and extension

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Mi Niao Ning particles

(Chinese pharmacopoeia)

Polygonum aviculare L., Phellodendron chinense Schneid., Abutilon theophrastii Medic., T. chinensis, Dipsacus asper Wall.ex Henry, Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill., Bupleurum chinense, Angelica dahurica (Fisch. Ex Hoffm.) Benth. Et Hook. f. ex Franch. et Sav, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

It has the functions of clearing heat and dredging, diuretic and pain relief, and invigorating the kidney

It is used for pyretic stranguria, urination redness and pain and urinary tract infections

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Zishen Yutai pill

(Shang han lun)

Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch., Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, Eucommia ulmoides Oliver, Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) Harald, Lycii fructus, Asini Corii Colla, Cervi cornu Degelatinatum, Morinda officinalis How, Cuscuta chinensis Lam., T. chinensis, Dipsacus asper Wall.ex Henry, Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf., Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, Artemisiae argri Folium, Amomum villosum Lour

It has the functions of invigorating the spleen and kidney, reinforcing qi and build up the strong constitution, nourishing blood and preventing abortion, and strengthening the body

It is used for slippery tire caused by deficiency of both spleen and kidney and insufficiency of Chong Ren

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Qisang Yigan pill

(Compilation of national proprietary Chinese medicine)

Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge, Reynoutria japonica Houtt., Sophora flavescens Ait., T. chinensis, Swertia mileensis, Cordyceps sinensis, Chinemys reevesii (Gray), Panax notoginseng (Burkill) F. H. Chen ex C. H., mel

It has the functions of invigorating the spleen and kidney, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, clearing dampness and heat

It is used for chronic hepatitis B caused by damp-heat stasis, spleen and kidney deficiency

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Sangge Jiangzhi pill

(Chinese pharmacopoeia)

T. chinensis, Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi., Dioscorea opposita Thunb., Rhei Radix et Rhizome, Crataegus pinnatifida Bge., Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge., Carthamus tinctorius L., Alisma plantago-aquatica Linn., Artemisia capillaris Thunb., Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz

It has the functions of invigorating the kidney and strengthening the spleen, removing blood stasis, clearing heat and removing dampness

It is used for spleen-kidney deficiency and phlegm turbidity and blood stasis type hyperlipidemia

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Yunkang particles

(Chinese pharmacopoeia)

Dioscorea opposita Thunb., Dipsacus asper Wall. ex Henry, Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, Cibotium barometz, Cuscuta chinensis, T. chinensis, Eucommia Ulmoides, Psoralea corylifolia L., Codonopsis Pilosula, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, Asini Corii Colla, Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch., Cornus officinalis, Lycii fructus, Mume fructus, Paeonia lactiflora Pall., Amomum villosum Lour., Alpinia oxyphylla Miq., Boehmeria nivea Roots, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Artemisiae argri Folium

It has the functions of invigorating the spleen and strengthening the kidney, nourishing the blood and calming the fetus

It is used for threatened abortion and habitual abortion for kidney deficiency type and qi and blood deficiency type

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