Review Article

Tianma Gouteng Yin as Adjunctive Treatment for Essential Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 2

Composition of formula.

Study IDFormulaComposition of formula

Wang et al., 1998 [63]modified TGYSalvia miltiorrhiza 30 g, red peony root 20 g, Gastrodia elata 12 g, Uncaria 30 g, abalone shell 30 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 15 g, achyranthes root 30 g, Loranthus parasiticus 15 g, Gardenia 12 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 12 g, Leonurus japonicus 20 g, Poria cocos 15 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 30 g

Ren and Zhao, 2012 [64]modified TGYGastrodia elata 9 g, Uncaria 12 g, abalone shell 18 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 9 g, achyranthes root 12 g, Loranthus parasiticus9 g, Gardenia 9 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 9 g, scu9 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 9 g

Fu, 2005 [65]modified TGYGastrodia elata 18 g, Uncaria 12 g, abalone shell 18 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 9 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 9 g, Gardenia 9 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 12 g, Leonurus japonicus 9 g, Poria cocos 9 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 9 g, Prunella vulgaris 12 g

Qin, 2010 [66]TGYGastrodia elata, Uncaria, abalone shell, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv, achyranthes root, Loranthus parasiticus, Gardenia, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi, Leonurus japonicus, Poria cocos, caulis polygoni multiflori

Hu et al., 2009 [67]TGYGastrodia elata 9 g, Uncaria 12 g, abalone shell 18 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 9 g, achyranthes root 12 g, Loranthus parasiticus 9 g, Gardenia 9 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 9 g, Poria cocos 9 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 9 g

Sun and Huang, 2007 [68]TGYGastrodia elata 9 g, Uncaria 12 g, abalone shell 18 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 9 g, achyranthes root 12 g, Loranthus parasiticus 9 g, Gardenia 9 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 9 g, Poria cocos 9 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 9 g

Wang et al., 2008 [69]TGYGastrodia elata 15 g, Uncaria 30 g, abalone shell 21 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 12 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 12 g, Gardenia 12 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 12 g, Leonurus japonicus 12 g, Poria cocos 12 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 12 g

Fang et al., 2008 [70]TGYGastrodia elata 9 g, Uncaria 12 g, abalone shell 18 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 9 g, achyranthes root 12 g, Loranthus parasiticus 9 g, Gardenia 9 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 9 g, Poria cocos 9 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 9 g

Li, 2006 [71]modified TGYGastrodia elata 10 g, Uncaria 12 g, abalone shell 30 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 15 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 10 g, Leonurus japonicus 20 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 25 g, white peony root 15 g, Chrysanthemum 12 g

Liu, 2011 [72]modified TGYGastrodia elata 10 g, Uncaria 15 g, abalone shell 20 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 10 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 15 g, Gardenia 10 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 10 g, Poria cocos 30 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 15 g, Apocynum 10 g

Liu et al., 2009 [73]TGYGastrodia elata 9 g, Uncaria 12 g, abalone shell 18 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 9 g, achyranthes root 12 g, Loranthus parasiticus 9 g, Gardenia 9 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 9 g, Poria cocos 9 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 9 g

Chen, 2009 [74]TGYGastrodia elata 12 g, Uncaria 9 g, abalone shell 30 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 12 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 15 g, Gardenia 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 15 g, Poria cocos 15 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 20 g

Zhang and Yang, 2011 [75]modified TGYGastrodia elata 10 g, Uncaria 30 g, abalone shell 30 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 10 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 15 g, Poria cocos 15 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 15 g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 30 g, Prunella vulgaris 15 g, keel 30 g, oyster 30 g, pearl shell 30 g, Albizia julibrissin 15 g, Glycyrrhiza 6 g

Liu and Li, 2011 [76]TGYGastrodia elata 15 g, Uncaria 30 g, abalone shell 30 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 15 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 30 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 15 g, Leonurus japonicus 15 g, Poria cocos 20 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 15 g

Wei, 2012 [77]TGYGastrodia elata 10 g, Uncaria 15 g, abalone shell 20 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 10 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 15 g, Gardenia 10 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 10 g, Leonurus japonicus 15 g, Poria cocos 15 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 10 g

Li, 2011 [78] TGYGastrodia elata 10 g, Uncaria 15 g, abalone shell 20 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 10 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 15 g, Gardenia 10 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 10 g, Leonurus japonicus 15 g, Poria cocos 15 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 10 g

Lin and Liu, 2010 [79]TGYGastrodia elata 9 g, Uncaria 12 g, abalone shell 30 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 10 g, achyranthes root 12 g, Loranthus parasiticus 12 g, Gardenia 6 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 9 g, Poria cocos 12 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 12 g

Zhou and Zhang, 2011 [80]modified TGYGastrodia elata 12 g, Uncaria 10 g, abalone shell 10 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 10 g, achyranthes root 10 g, Loranthus parasiticus 10 g, Gardenia 9 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 15 g, Poria cocos 10 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 10 g, Gentiana scabra bge 15 g

Chen, 2008 [81]TGYGastrodia elata 12 g, Uncaria 9 g, abalone shell 30 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 12 g, achyranthes root 15 g, Loranthus parasiticus 15 g, Gardenia 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 15 g, Poria cocos 15 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 20 g

Du, 2012 [82]modified TGYGastrodia elata 15 g, Uncaria 20 g, abalone shell 15 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 10 g, achyranthes root 10 g, Loranthus parasiticus 10 g, Gardenia 6 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 8 g, Leonurus japonicus 10 g, Poria cocos 10 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 30 g; constipation plus rhubarb 5 g and aloe vera 10 g; liver-kidney yin deficiency plus glossy privet 10 g, wolfberry fruit 15 g, Rehmanniae radix 15 g, root of herbaceous peony 10 g; gan yang hua feng syndrome and dizziness plus antelope horn 3 g, pearl shell 15 g, keel 30 g and oyster 30 g; severe headache, flushed face and congested eyes and coating on the tongue yellow dry plus Gentiana scabra bge 15 g, Chrysanthemum 10 g, cortex moutan radicis 10 g

Cheng, 2010 [83]modified TGYGastrodia elata 12 g, Uncaria 12 g, abalone shell 18 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 12 g, achyranthes root 12 g, Loranthus parasiticus 12 g, Gardenia 12 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 12 g, Leonurus japonicus 12 g, Poria cocos 12 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 9 g, hawthorn 30 g, giant knotweed 10 g

Zhu, 2009 [84]TGYGastrodia elata 9 g, Uncaria 12 g, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv 9 g, achyranthes root 12 g, Loranthus parasiticus 9 g, Gardenia 9 g, Scutellaria baicalensis  Georgi 9 g, Leonurus japonicus 9 g, Poria cocos 9 g, caulis polygoni multiflori 9 g