Table 3 Overview of NRICM101 and NRICM102 ingredients and the therapeutic efficacies of each ingredient
Chinese name | English/ Latin name | Family | Genus | Prescription functions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sang Ye | Mulberry Leaf/ Morus alba L | Moraceae Gaudich | Morus Linn | Clears heat, moistens the lungs and relieves cough |
Fangfeng | Siler/ Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz. ex Ledeb.) Schischk | Apiaceae | Saposhnikovia | Dispel wind and heat, eliminate muscle pain, reduce fever |
Banlangen | Radix isatidis/ Isatis tinctoria subsp. tinctoria | Cruciferous | Isatis | Antibacterial and antiviral effects |
Bohe | Mint/ Mentha canadensis L | Lamiaceae | Mentha | Cough and phlegm, heat, relieve muscle pain |
Jingjie | Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb/ Nepeta tenuifolia Benth. / Schizonepeta tenuifolia | Lamiaceae | Schizonepeta | Evacuate wind and heat, eliminate muscle soreness |
Huangqin | Scutellaria/Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi | Lamiaceae | Scutellaria | Clears Shangjiao wind-heat, antibacterial and antiviral activities |
Yuxingcao | Fishwort/Houttuynia cordata Thunb | Saururaceae | Houttuynia | Bactericidal antiviral cough |
Fuzi | Prepared Monkshood Daughter Root/Aconitum carmichaeli Debeaux | Ranunculaceae | Aconitum | Warms the Yang, disperses cold and relieving pain |
Fuling | Indian Buead/Wolfiporia extensa (Peck) Ginns | Polyporaceae | Wolfiporia | Dispels dampness, strengthens the spleen and calms the heart |
Gualou | Trichosanthes root/Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim | Cucurbitaceae | Trichosanthes | Removes hot phlegm and clears lung heat to improve inflammation of the lungs |
Yuzhu | Fragrant Solomonseal Rhizome/Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce | Asparagaceae; Liliaceae | Polygonatum | Nourishes the Yin of the lungs, generates body fluid and quenches thirst |
Gancao | Licorice/Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC | Leguminosae | Glycyrrhiza | Expels phlegm and relieves cough, clears heat and detoxifies, protects the stomach and intestines |
Houpo | Officinal Magnolia Bark/Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H. Wilson | Magnoliaceae | Magnolia | Can widen and calm the breath |
Yinchen | Capillary Wormwood Herb/Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit | Asteraceae; Compositae | Artemisia | Clears dampness and heat, normalizes bile and cures jaundice |
Pinellia | Ternate Pinellia; Pinellia tuber/Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino | Araceae | Pinellia | Dries dampness and resolves phlegm, calms the upward perverted flow of Qi and arrests vomiting |