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Table 1 The ingredients of the Fuling-Zexie decoction

From: Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of a Fuling-Zexie decoction for people with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: protocol for a prospective, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Chinese name

English name

Latin name

Function (in Chinese medicine theory) [31]

Medicinal part

Dosage (g)

Fu ling

Tuckahoe

Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf

Inducing diuresis to drain dampness; strengthening spleen

Dry sclerotia

48

Ze xie

Rhizoma alismatis

Alisma plantago-aquati ca Linn

Inducing diuresis to drain dampness; discharge heat

Dry tuber

24

Bai zhu

Largehead Atractylodes

Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz

Benefiting vital energy and invigorating the spleen; drying dampness

Tuber root

18

Gui zhi

Cassia twig

Cinnamomum cassia Presl

Resolving the flesh and sweating; warming the channels to free the networks vessels; reinforcing yang and activating vital energy

Dry twigs

12

Sheng gancao

Raw Licorice

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Nourishing spleen and benefiting vital energy; moderating the property of herbs

Dry root

12

Sheng jiang

Fresh ginger

Zingiber of icinale Rosc

Resolving the exterior; dissipating dampness

Rhizome

2