Table 2 Content and nature of 12 Chinese herbs in Cure-allergic-rhinitis Syrup (CS)
Pharmaceutical name | Chinese name | Nature | Flavour | Acting organs | Functions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Astragali Radix (6 g) | 黃耆 Hyangqi | Slight warm | Sweet | Lung, spleen | Reinforce Qi and strengthen body resistance |
Codonopsitis Radix (6 g) | 黨参 Dan Shen | Neutral | Sweet | Lung, spleen | Tonify the lung and spleen |
Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma (6 g) | 白朮 Baizhu | Warm | Sweet bitter | Spleen | Reinforce Qi of the spleen |
Rhizoma Zingiberis (3 g) | 乾薑 Ganjiang | Warm | Acrid bitter | Spleen, liver | Re-warm the spleen |
Cinnamomi Ramulus (3 g) | 桂枝 Guizhi | Warm | Acrid sweet | Lung, heart | Reinforce Qi and disperse cold |
Jujubae Fructus (12 g) | 大棗 Dazap | Warm | Sweet | Spleen | Reinforce Qi and digestive system and harmonise different drugs |
Aconitilaterali Radix sPreparata (1.5 g) | 熟附子 Fuzi | Hot | Acrid | Spleen, kidney | Reinforce Yang, expel ‘cold’ and release ‘flu’ syndrome |
Asari Radix et Rhizoma (0.6 g) | 細辛 Xixin | Warm | Acrid | Lung, kidney | Expel wind and cold, warm the lung, and decrease nasal congestion |
Magnoliae Flos (3 g) | 辛夷 Xinyi | Warm | Acrid | Lung | Expel ‘cold’ and decrease nasal congestion |
Folium Artemisiae (3 g) | 艾葉 Aiye | Warm | Bitter acrid | Spleen, kidney | Warm the meridians and dispel ‘cold’ |
Triticum aestivum (3 g) | 淮小麥 | Neutral | Sweat | Heart, liver | Soothe the liver and replenish Yin |
Saccharum Granorum | 飴糖 Yitang | Warm | Sweet | Lung, spleen | Strengthen and replenish the Qi of the spleen |