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Table 1 Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs used in Huang Qi Elixir formula/granule

From: ‘Huang Qi Elixir’ for proteinuria in patients with diabetic nephropathy: a study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial

PinYin name

Latin name

English name

Daily decoction dose

Dose per 1,000 g granule

Huangqi

Radix Astragali

Astragalus/Astragalus membranaceus

30 g

500g

Shayuanzi

Semen Astragali Complanati

Flastem Milkvetch Seed

30 g

500g

Huanglian

Rhizoma Coptidis

Golden Thread

10 g

167g

Jinyingzi

Fructus Rosae Laevigatae

Cherokee Rose Fruit

15 g

250g

Qianshi

Semen Euryales

Gordon Euryale Seed

15 g

250g