Chinese Herbal Medicine (Zi Shen Qing) for Mild-to-Moderate Systematic Lupus Erythematosus: A Pilot Prospective, Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Study

Table 2

Composition and function of ZSQ granules.

Chinese name	Full scientific name	Parts of plant use	%	Dose of dry plant	Constituent	Dose after extraction	Function in Chinese medicine
Huang Qi	Radix Astragali	Dry root		15	Astragaloside	3.75	Tonifies Qi
Sheng Di	Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch	Dry root		15		3.75	Nourishes Yin
Shan Zhu Yu	Fructus Cornus	Dry fruit		5	Loganin	1.25	Tonifies the liver and kidney and retains the essence
Bai Shao	Paeonia lactiflora	Dry root		15	Paeoniflorin	3.75	Nourishes blood and preserves Yin
Dan Pi	Cortex Moutan Radicis	Dry root and stem		15	Paeonol	3.75	Clears deficient fire and heat
She She Cao	Herba Hedyotidis Diffusae	Dry leaf		15	Oleanic acid	3.75	Clears heat and resolves toxins
Total			100	80		20