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Table 1 Composition and action of BHGZ granules in Chinese herbal medicine

From: Effect of Baihu and Guizhi decoction in acute gouty arthritis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Ingredients

Granule dose

Efficacy (TCM)

Efficacy (pharmaceutical study)

Gypsum (Shigao)

30 g

Clearing away heat and purging fire, myogenic, sore healing, removing dampness

1. Analgesic

2. Anti-inflammatory

Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (Zhimu)

9 g

Clearing away heat and purging fire, nourishing the kidney, and moistening dryness

1. Analgesic

2. Anti-inflammatory

3. Anti-tumor

Raw Chinese yam (Sheng Shanyao)

6 g

Tonifying the spleen and stomach, promoting fluid and benefiting lung, tonifying kidney and astringent essence

1. Antioxidant

2. Anti-aging

3. Immune regulation

4. Anti-tumor

5. Hypoglycemic

Cassia twig (Guizhi)

5 g

Resolving the flesh, harmonizing Ying and Wei

1. Antipyretic

2. Analgesic

3. Anti-inflammatory

4. Antiallergic

5. Antiviral microorganisms

Radix Glycyrrhizae (Zhi Gancao)

3 g

Tonifying the spleen and stomach, harmonizing the properties of various medicines

1. Antidepressant

2. Immune regulation

3. Arrhythmia regulation

4. Anti-tumor

5. Anti-inflammatory