Preparation name (formulation) | Manufacturer | Herbal concentration# or standardisation data | Extract solvent | Herbal composition |
13-Herb anti-cough–dyspnoea (decoction) | NA | NA | NA | Ephedra sinica, Poria cocos, Pinellia ternate, Prunus armeniaca, Citrus reticulata, Sinapis alba, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Perilla frutescens, Baphicacanthus cusia, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Raphanus sativus, Zingiber officinale, Radix Glehniae |
Bufei Keli (granule) | Chengdu Ninth People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sechuan, People’s Republic of China | Unclear | Unclear | Astragalus membranaceus, Acanthopanax senticosus, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Cornus officinalis |
Danshen (injection) | Sichuan Ya-an Pharmaceuticals, Ya'an, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China | 1 mL/1.5 g | Not reported | S. miltiorrhiza |
Prospan® (syrup) | Engelhard Arzneimittel GmbH & Co., Niederdorfelden, Germany | Unclear | Unclear | Hedera helix |
Prospan® (liquid extract) | Engelhard Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. | Unclear | Unclear | H. helix |
Ephedra-almond (decoction) | NA | NA | NA | E. sinica, P. armeniaca, Calcium sulphate, G. uralensis, P. cocos, P. ternate, C. reticulata, Citrus aurantium, Bambusa breviflora |
Esberitox® N (liquid extract) | Schaper and Brümmer GmbH & Co., Salzgitter, Germany | 1 mL/39 mg | Alcoholic- aqueous | Herba Thujae occidentalis, Radix Echinaceae, Baptisiae tinctoriae |
Ginsana® (capsule) | Pharmaton SA, Lugano, Switzerland | 1 mg G115® extract/4% total ginsenosides | Unclear | Panax ginseng |
Gubenhuatanquyu (decoction) | NA | NA | NA | Cordyceps sinensis, A. membranaceus, Codonopsis tangshen, P. cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Cuscuta chinensis, Eucommia ulmoides, P. armeniaca, S. miltiorrhiza, Angelica sinensis |
Jiawei Yupingfeng (decoction) | NA | NA | NA | A. membranaceus, A. macrocephala, Radix Glehniae, Saposhnikovia divaricata |
Jinbei Tankeqing (granule) | Haerbin Shiyitang Pharmaceuticals, Haerbin, Heilonghiang, People’s Republic of China | Unclear | Unclear | P. armeniaca, Fritillaria verticillata, Lonicera hypoglauca, Houttuynia cordata, Bupleurum Chinese |
Jinshui Liujin (decoction) | NA | NA | NA | Rehmannia glutinosa, P. ternate, A. sinensis, C. reticulata, P. cocos, G. uralensis |
Ke Chuan Ping (decoction) | NA | NA | NA | Paris polyphlla, Scutellaria baicalensis, T. kirilowii, Aristolochia debilis, Pyrrosia drakeana, Dioscorea nipponica, Stemona sessilifolia, Pinellia ternate, Cyclinae sinensis, Polygonum tinctorium, E. sinica, C. reticulata pericarpium rubrum |
Kesuning (granule) | Hunan Wuma Pharmaceuticals, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China | One sachet (8 g out of 30.7 g) | Unclear | E. sinica, P. armeniaca, F. verticillata, Lonicera hypoglauca, Houttuynia cordata |
Qing Jin Hua Tan (decoction) | NA | NA | NA | Gardenia jasminoides, Scutellaria baicalensis, T. kirilowii, Morus alba, C. reticulata pericarpium rubrum, Ophiopogon japonicus, Platycodon grandiflorum, F. verticillata |
Shen Mai (injection) | Affiliated Pharmaceuticals of West China University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China | 1 mL/568 mg | Unclear | Ophiopogon japonicus, P. ginseng, Schisandra chinensis |
Simple Buyiguben (decoction) | NA | NA | NA | Cordyceps sinensis, A. membranaceus, Codonopsis tangshen, P. cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Cuscuta chinensis, Eucommia ulmoides |
Yiqi Mianyi (granule) | Affiliated Pharmaceuticals to Luzhou Medical School, Luzhou, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China | 1 g/1.17 g | Unclear | Atractylodes macrocephala, P. cocos, C. officinalis, A. senticosus, P. ginseng |
Yupingfeng Keli (granule) | Guangdong Global Pharmaceuticals, Rongqi Town, Shunde, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China | Unclear | Unclear | A. membranaceus, Radix Glehniae, Saposhnikovia divaricata |
Zhenqi Fuzheng (granule) | Gansu Dingxi Pharmaceuticals, DingXi, Gansu, People’s Republic of China | Unclear | Unclear | A. membranaceus, Ligustrum lucidum |
NA: not available. #: Herbal concentration refers to the corresponding quantity of dried raw herbs in one unit (e.g. mL or mg) of the final product.