Table 1. Composition of Pill Preparation for 1 Day

Ingredients (herb name) Scientific Name Dose (g)/day
Ephedrae Herba (麻黄) Ephedra equisetina Bunge or Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C. A. Meyer or Ephedra sinica Stapf 8.40
Coicis Semen (薏苡仁) Coix lacryma-jobi Linné var. ma-yuen Stapf 0.90
Artemisiae Capillaris Herba (茵陈蒿) Artemisia capillaris Thunberg 0.90
Gardeniae Fructus (栀子) Gardenia jasminoides Ellis 0.90
Arecae Semen (槟榔) Areca catechu Linné 0.45
Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (熟地黄) Rehmannia glutinosa Liboschitz ex Steudel 0.45
Puerariae Radix (葛根) Pueraria lobata Ohwi 0.45
Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba (白朮) Atractylodes macrocephala Koidzumi or Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi 0.45
Zingiberis Rhizoma (干姜) Zingiber officinale Roscoe 0.45
Poria Sclerotium (茯苓) Poria cocos Wolf 0.45
Citri Unshius Pericarpium (陈皮) Citrus unshiu Markovich;Citrus reticulata Blanco 0.45
Magnoliae Cortex (厚朴) Magnolia officinalis Rehder et Wilson var. biloba Rehder et Wilson or Magnolia ovobata Thunberg or Magnolia officinalis Rehder et Wilson 0.45
Ponciri Fructus Immaturus (枳实) Poncirus trifoliata Rafinesque 0.45
Sappan Lignum (苏木) Caesalpinia sappan Linné 0.45