PinYin name | English name | Latin name | Action / Pharmaceutical study |
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Shengshaishen | Dried fresh Ginseng | Radix Ginseng | 1. Enhancing immune function; 2. Anti-thrombosis effect; 3. Inhibition of oxidative stress |
Zhihuangqi | Astragalus membranaceus | Radix Astragali seu Hedysari | 1. Enhancing immune function; 2. Promoting metabolic effect; 3. Lipid-lowering effect; 4. Inhibition of platelet aggregation; 5. Anti-thrombosis effect |
Shanyao | Common Yam Rhizome | Rhizoma Dioscoreae | 1. Enhancing immune function; 2. Lipid-lowering effect; 3. Glucose-lowering effect; 4. Inhibition of oxidative stress |
Shengdihuang | Unprocessed Rehmannia Root | Radix Rehmanniae Recens | 1. Bidirectional regulatory effect on immune; 2. Anti-inflammatory effect; 3. Shortening of blood clotting time; 4. Cardiovascular system protecting effect |
Niuxi | Twotoothed Achyranthes Root | Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae | 1. Enhancing immune function; 2. Anti-inflammatory effect; 3. Analgesic effect |
Fabanxia | Processed Pinellia Tuber | Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum | 1. Anti-atherosclerosis effect; 2. Inhibition of oxidative stress; 3. Antihypertensive effect; 4. Anti-aging effect |
Zexie | Oriental Waterplantain Rhizome | Rhizoma Alismatis | 1. Lipid-lowering effect; 2. Inhibition of oxidative stress; 3. Anti-inflammatory effect; 4. Anti-atherosclerosis effect; 5. Diuresis effect |
Mugua | Common Floweringqince Fruit | Fructus Chaenomelis | 1. Enhancing immune function; 2. Hepatoprotective effect; 3. Anti-inflammatory effect |
Danshen | Danshen Root | Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae | 1. Inhibition of platelet aggregation; 2. Anti-atherosclerosis effect; 3. Lipid-lowering effect; 4. Inhibition of oxidative stress |