Table 1 An example of redundant herbs stacked together in four compound formulas. The single herbs are contained in the compound formulas, including Minor Center-Fortifying Decoction, Cinnamon Twig and Aconite Decoction, True Warrior Decoction, and Right-Restoring (Life Gate) Pill. The number of occurrences of each single herb present within these four compound formulas is also listed
Compound formula | Minor Center-Fortifying Decoction | Cinnamon Twig and Aconite Decoction | True Warrior Decoction | Right-Restoring (Life Gate) Pill | All single herbs used Latin name | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Composition of each compound formula | Cinnamomum cassia | Cinnamomum cassia | Cinnamomum cassia | 2 | ||
Paeonia lactiflora | Paeonia lactiflora | Paeonia lactiflora | 2 | |||
Glycyrrhiza uralensis | Glycyrrhiza uralensis | Glycyrrhiza uralensis | 2 | |||
Zingiber officinale | Zingiber officinale | Zingiber officinale | Zingiber officinale | 3 | ||
Ziziphus jujuba | Ziziphus jujuba | Ziziphus jujuba | 2 | |||
Maltose | Maltose | 1 | ||||
Aconitum carmichaelii | Aconitum carmichaelii | Aconitum carmichaelii | Aconitum carmichaelii | 3 | ||
Wolfiporia extensa | Wolfiporia extensa | 1 | ||||
Atractylodes macrocephala | Atractylodes macrocephala | 1 | ||||
Rehmannia glutinosa | Rehmannia glutinosa | 1 | ||||
Dioscorea polystachya | Dioscorea polystachya | 1 | ||||
Lycium chinense | Lycium chinense | 1 | ||||
Cuscuta chinensis | Cuscuta chinensis | 1 | ||||
Eucommia ulmoides | Eucommia ulmoides | 1 | ||||
Cervi Cornus Gelatinum | Cervi Cornus Gelatinum | 1 | ||||
Cornus officinalis | Cornus officinalis | 1 | ||||
Angelica sinensis | Angelica sinensis | 1 | ||||
Cinnamomum cassia | Cinnamomum cassia | 1 |