Table 1 Contents of the Chinese patent medicine (in three languages) used in the included studies
Study ID | Herbs (composition) in three languages | Administration methods |
|---|---|---|
Tang [40] | Tongfengding capsules (national drug approval number Z10970025, Sichuan Shenghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.): Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri/amur cork-tree bark), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae/large leaf gentian root or straw-colored gentian root), Chishao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra/red peony root) | Oral administration |
Gao et al. [41] | Tongfengding capsules (national drug approval number Z10970025, Sichuan Shenghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.): Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri/amur cork-tree bark), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae/large leaf gentian root or straw-colored gentian root), Chishao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra/red peony root) | Oral administration |
Chi and Li [42] | Tongfengding capsules (national drug approval number Z10970025, Sichuan Shenghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.): Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri/amur cork-tree bark), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae/large leaf gentian root or straw-colored gentian root), Chishao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra/red peony root) | Oral administration |
Tang [43] | Tongfengding capsules (national drug approval number Z10970025, Sichuan Shenghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.): Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri/amur cork-tree bark), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae/large leaf gentian root or straw-colored gentian root), Chishao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra/red peony root) | Oral administration |
Ao [44] | Tongfengding capsules (national drug approval number Z10970025, Sichuan Shenghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.): Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri/amur cork-tree bark), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae/large leaf gentian root or straw-colored gentian root), Chishao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra/red peony root) | Oral administration |
Wang et al. [45] | Tongfengding capsules (national drug approval number Z10970025 Sichuan Shenghe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.): Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri/amur cork-tree bark), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae/large leaf gentian root or straw-colored gentian root), Chishao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra/red peony root) | Oral administration |