Table 1 Details of eight Chinese patent medicines

Qili Qiangxin capsule

Huangqi

Astragali Radix

Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge

Fabaceae

Renshen

Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma

Panax ginseng C.A.Mey

Araliaceae

Fuzi

Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata

Aconitum carmichaeli Debx

Ranunculaceae

Danshen

Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge

Lamiaceae

Tinglizi

Descurainiae Semen, Lepidii Semen

Descurainia Sophia (L.) Webb. et Prantl

Cruciferae

Zexie

Alismatis Rhizoma

Alisma orientalis (Sam.) Juzep

Alismaceae

Yuzhu

Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma

Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce

Liliaceae

Guizhi

Cinnamomi Ramulus

Cinnamomum cassia Presl

Lauraceae

Honghua

Carthami Flos

Carthamus tinctorius L

Asteraceae

Xiangjiapi

Periplocae Cortex

Periploca sepium Bge

Asclepiadaceae

Chenpi

Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium

Citrus reticulata Blanco

Rutaceae

Wenxin granule

Dangshen

Codonopsis Radix

Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf

Campanulaceae

Huangjing

Polygonati Rhizoma

Polygonatum sibiricum Red

Liliaceae

Sanqi

Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma

Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen

Araliaceae

Hupo

Succinum

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-

Gansong

Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma

Nardostachys jatamansi DC

Valerianaceae

Tongxinluo capsule

Renshen

Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma

Panax ginseng C.A.Mey

Araliaceae

Shuizhi

Hirudo

Whitmania pigra Whitman

Hirudinidae

Quanxie

Scorpio

Buthus martensii Karsch

Buthidae

Chishao

Paeoniae Radix Rubra

Paeonia lactiflora Pall

Ranunculaceae

Chantui

Cicadae Periostracum

Cryptotympana pustulata Fabricius

Cicadidae

Tubiechong

Eupolyphaga Steleophaga

Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker

Corydiidae

Wugong

Scolopendra

Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans L. Koch

Scolopendridae

Tanxiang

Santali Albi Lignum

Santalum album L

Santalaceae

Jiangxiang

Dalbergiae Odoriferae Lignum

Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen

Fabaceae

Ruxiang

Olibanum

Boswellia carterii Birdw

Buseraceae

Suanzaoren

Ziziphi Spinosae Semen

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chou

Rhamnaceae

Bingpian

Borneolum

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl

Lauraceae

Qishen Yiqi dropping pill

Huangqi

Astragali Radix

Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge

Fabaceae

Danshen

Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge

Lamiaceae

Sanqi

Notoginseng Radix

Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen

Araliaceae

Jiangxiang

Dalbergiae Odoriferae Lignum

Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen

Fabaceae

Shexiang Baoxin pill

Shexiang

Moschus

Moschus berezovskii Flerov

Cervidae

Renshen

Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma

Panax ginseng C.A.Mey

Araliaceae

Niuhuang

Bovis Calculus

Bos taurus domesticus Gmelin

Bovidae

Rougui

Cinnamomi Cortex

Cinnamomum cassia Presl

Lauraceae

Suhexiang

Styrax

Liquidambar orientalis Mill

Hamamelidaceae

Chansu

Bufonis Venenum

Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor

Bufonidae

Bingpian

Borneolum

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl

Lauraceae

Yangxinshi tablet

Huangqi

Astragali Radix

Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge

Fabaceae

Dangshen

Codonopsis Radix

Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf

Campanulaceae

Danshen

Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge

Lamiaceae

Gegen

Puerariae Lobatae Radix

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Fabaceae

Yinyanghuo

Epimedii Folium

Epimedium brevicornum Maxim

Berberidaceae

Shanzha

Crataegi Fructus

Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. var. major N. E. Br

Rosaceae

Dihuang

Rehmanniae Radix

Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch

Scrophulariaceae

Danggui

Angelicae Sinensis Radix

Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels

Umbelliferae

Huanglian

Coptidis Rhizoma

Coptis chinensis Franch

Ranunculaceae

Yanhusuo

Corydalis Rhizoma

Corydalis yanhusuo W. T. Wang

Papaveraceae

Lingzhi

Ganoderma

Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss.ex Fr.) Karst

Polyporaceae

Renshen

Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma

Panax ginseng C.A.Mey

Araliaceae

Gancao

Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Fabaceae

Yixinshu capsule

Renshen

Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma

Panax ginseng C.A.Mey

Araliaceae

Maidong

Ophiopogonis Radix

Ophiopogon japonicus (L.f) Ker-Gawl

Liliaceae

Wuweizi

Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus

Schisandra Chinensis (Turcz.) Baill

Magnoliaceae

Huangqi

Astragali Radix

Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge

Fabaceae

Danshen

Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge

Lamiaceae

Chuanxiong

Chuanxiong Rhizoma

Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort

Umbelliferae

Shanzha

Crataegi Fructus

Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. var. major N. E. Br

Rosaceae

Getong Tongluo capsule

Gegen

Puerariae Lobatae Radix

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Fabaceae