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Table 3 Composition and action of bi min fang

From: Chinese herbal medicine bi min fang for allergic rhinitis: protocol for a double-blind, double-dummy, randomized controlled trial

Ingredients

Percentage (%)

g/sachet

g/day

Action

Radix astragali (huang qi)

17.6

7.5

15

TCM: 1 Tonifying the spleen and lung qi and increasing yang. 2. Strengthening the defense qi and securing the exterior. 3. Inducing diuresis and removing edema

Pharmaceutical study: 1. Enhancing the immune effect. 2. Inducing diuresis

Rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae (bai zhu)

17.6

7.5

15

TCM: 1 Tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi. 2. Eliminating dampness and inducing diuresis. 3. Hidroschesis

Pharmaceutical study: 1. Maintaining a strong constitution. 2. Enhancing immunologic function. 3. Inducing diuresis

Radix saposhnikoviae (fang feng)

11.8

5

10

TCM: 1. Dispelling wind and releasing the exterior. 2. Dispelling dampness and relieving pain. 3. Stopping convulsions

Pharmaceutical study: 1. Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects. 2. Analgesic and anticonvulsive effects

Radix paeoniae alba (bai shao)

11.8

5

10

TCM: 1. Nourishing blood and constraining yin. 2. Emolliating the liver and relieving pain

Pharmaceutical study: 1. Analgesic effect. 2. Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect. 3. Immunologic effect

Herba ecliptae (mo han lian)

11.8

5

10

TCM: 1. Enriching the yin of the kidney and the liver. 2. Cooling the blood and stopping bleeding

Pharmaceutical study: 1. Enhancing immunity. 2. Protecting the liver. 3. Antimutagenic activity

Radix bupleuri (chai hu)

11.8

5

10

TCM: 1. Releasing the exterior and abating fever. 2. Soothing liver-qi stagnation. 3. Increasing yang qi

Pharmaceutical study: 1. Inhibiting the central nervous system. 2. Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. 3. Enhancing immunologic function. 4. Protecting the liver

Xanthii fructus (cang er zi)

11.8

5

10

TCM: 1. Dispersing wind and cold. 2. Dispelling dampness. 3. Relieving nasal congestion. 4. Relieving pain

Pharmaceutical study: 1. Relieving nasal symptoms. 2. Antimicrobial activity. 3. Preventing coughing

Radix et rhizoma glycyrrhizea (gan cao)

5.9

2.5

5

TCM: 1. Tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi. 2. Dispelling phlegm and suppressing coughing. 3. Relaxing tension and relieving pain. 4. Clearing heat and detoxifying. 5. Harmonizing medications

Pharmaceutical study: 1. Protecting the digestive system. 2. Antiallergic and anti-inflammatory effects