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Table 1 Name and dosages of herbal substances for 3 g of soft-extract BTS

From: Bangpungtongsung-san for patients with major depressive disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled phase II clinical trial

Herbal name

Botanical name

Part used

Dosage (g)

Angelica gigas

Angelica gigas Nakai [Apiaceae]

Root

0.60

Paeonia lactiflora

Paeonia lactiflora Pall. [Paeoniaceae]

Root

0.60

Cnidium officinale

Ligusticum officinale (Makino) Kitag. [Apiaceae]

Rhizome

0.60

Forsythia viridissima

Forsythia viridissima Lindl. [Oleaceae]

Fruit

0.60

Mentha arvensis

Mentha arvensis L. [Lamiaceae]

Shoot

0.60

Saposhnikovia divaricata

Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk. [Apiaceae]

Root

0.60

Ephedra sinica

Ephedra sinica Stapf [Ephedraceae]

Stem

0.60

Rheum undulatum

Rheum undulatum L. [Polygonaceae]

Root and rhizome

0.75

Natrii sulfas

-

-

0.75

Platycodon grandiflorum

Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. [Campanulaceae]

Root

1.01

Scutellaria baicalensis

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi [Lamiaceae]

Root

1.01

Gypsum

-

-

1.50

Zingiber officinale

Zingiber officinale Roscoe [Zingiberaceae]

Rhizoma

0.60

Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis [Rubiaceae]

Fruit

0.60

Schizonepeta tenuifolia

Nepeta tenuifolia Benth. [Lamiaceae]

Flower stalk

0.60

Atractylodes japonica

Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. [Asteraceae]

Rhizome

1.01

Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC. [Fabaceae]

Root and rhizome

1.01

Talcum

-

-

2.51