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Table 3 Composition and action of Chinese herbal medicine in Yirui capsule

From: Efficacy and safety of Yirui capsule in patients with hyperlipidemia: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Ingredients

Action

Folium Ginkgo

TCM: Promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and stop pain

Pharmaceutical study: (1) cardiovascular protective effect, (2) hypolipidemic effect, (3) effect of antagonizing lipid peroxide, (4) effect of improving cerebral circulation

Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae

TCM: Promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, cooling blood and treating boils, tranquilizing mind

Pharmaceutical study: (1) cardiovascular protective effect, (2) hypotensive effect, (3) hypolipidemic effect, (4) anti-inflammatory effect, (5) anti-coagulation effect

Fructus Crataegi

TCM: Removing food retention and flatulence, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis

Pharmaceutical study: (1) gastrointestinal regulation effect, (2) cardiovascular protective effect, (3) hypotensive effect, (4) hypolipidemic effect

Rhizoma Alismatis

TCM: Eliminating dampness and diuresis, purging heat

Pharmaceutical study: (1) diuretic effect, (2) hypolipidemic effect, (3) anti-allergic effect, (4) anti-inflammatory effect

Radix Notoginseng

TCM: Hemostatic elimination of stagnation, promoting blood circulation to stop pain

Pharmaceutical study: (1) Anti-coagulation effect, (2) hematopoiesis effect, (3) cardiovascular protective effect, (4) analgesic effect, (5) anti-inflammatory effect