Table 1. Composition of Pill Preparation (Daeat-dan) per Packet

Chinese name	Scientific name	Dose (g)
麻黃	Ephedra sinica Stapf	2.50*
薏苡仁	Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom.Caill.) Stapf	0.30
茵蔯蒿	Artemisia capillaris Thunb.	0.30
梔子	Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis	0.30
檳榔	Areca catechu L.	0.15
熟地黃	Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. (processed root)	0.15
葛根	Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi	0.15
白朮	Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.	0.15
生薑	Zingiber officinale Roscoe	0.15
茯苓	Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf	0.15
陳皮	Citrus unshiu Markov.	0.15
厚朴	Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H. Wilson	0.15
枳實	Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.	0.15
蘇木	Caesalpinia sappan L.	0.15

the amount of Ephedrae Herba per packet was prescribed at one of six dose levels: 2.5, 3.2, 3.9, 4.6, 5.3, or 6.0g, according to the physician’s clinical judgment. The daily prescribed dose of Ephedrae Herba was calculated by summing the amount contained in all packets prescribed per day.