Review Article

Interaction of Carbamazepine with Herbs, Dietary Supplements, and Food: A Systematic Review

Table 5

Composition of individual herbs in the included herbal formulae.

Herbal formulaOther nameHerbsContent

Chai-hu-jia-long-gu-mu-li-tang Saiko-ka-ryukostsu-borei-toBupleuri Radix
Pinelliae Tuber
Cinnamomi Cortex
Hoelen
Scutellariae Radix
Zizyphi Fructus
Ginseng Radix
Ostreae testa
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi
Zingiberis Rhizoma
5 parts
4 parts
3 parts
3 parts
2.5 parts
2.5 parts
2.5 parts
2.5 parts
2.5 parts
1 part

Hu-gan-ning pianHuganning tabletSedi Herba
Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix
Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
Ganoderma
850 g
500 g
250 g
200 g

Jia-wei-xiao-yao-san Free and easy wanderer plusBupleuri Radix
Scutellariae Radix
Zingiberis Rhizoma
Angelicae sinensis Radix
Zizyphi Fructust
Moutan Cortex
Paeoniae Radix Alba
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma
Poria
Menthae Haplocalycis Herba
Glycyrrhizae Radix
12.5%
12.5%
11.2%
9.7%
9.7%
9.7%
9.7%
8.3%
6.9%
5.6%
4.2%

MentatBR 16ABacopa monnieri Linn.
Centella asiatica Linn.
Withania somnifera Linn.
Evolvulus alsinoides Linn.
Nardostachys jatamansi Linn.
Acorus calamus Linn.
Celastrus paniculatus Linn.
Zingiber officinale Linn.
Valeriana wallichii
Prunus amygdalus
Orchis mascula Linn.
Syzygium aromaticum Linn.
Mukta pishti
Not known

Xiao-cha-hu-tang Sho-saiko-toBupleuri Radix
Pinelliae Tuber
Scutellariae Radix
Zizyphi Fructus
Ginseng Radix
Glycyrrhizae Radix
Zingiberis Rhizoma
7 parts
5 parts
3 parts
3 parts
3 parts
2 parts
1 part

Xiao-qing-long-tang Sho-seiryu-to extractPinelliae Tuber
Glycyrrhizae Radix
Cinnamomi Cortex
Schisandrae Fructus
Asiasari Radix
Paeoniae Radix
Ephedrae Hebra
Zingiberis Siccatum Rhizoma
6 parts
3 parts
3 parts
3 parts
3 parts
3 parts
3 parts
3 parts

Xiao-yao-sanFree and easy wandererBupleuri Radix
Angelicae sinensis Radix
Paeoniae Radix Alba
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma
Poria
Zingiberis Rhizoma
Glycyrrhizae Radix
Menthae Haplocalycis Herba
2 parts
2 parts
2 parts
2 parts
2 parts
2 parts
1 part
1 part