Evaluation of Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity in Kampo Medicine

Table 4

The ORAC value of Kampo formulas according to the additional herbs added to keishito (base formula).

Kampo formula	Additional herbs added to base formula	ORAC value of Kampo formula per daily dose (μmol TE)
keishito		1804.28
keishikaryukotsuboreito	Fossilia Ossis Mastodi+Ostreae Testa	1246.65
keishikajutsubuto	Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma + Aconiti Tuber	1751.1
keishikaryojutsubuto	Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma + Aconiti Tuber + Poria	1710.15
keishikaogito	Astragali Radix	538.2
keishikakakkonto	Puerariae Radix	609.9
keishikakobokukyoninto	Magnoliae Cortex + Armeniacae Semen	1374.45
kakkonto	Puerariae Radix + Ephedrae Herba	3469.35
kakkontokasenkyushin’i	Puerariae Radix + Ephedrae Herba + Cnidii Rhizoma + Magnoliae Flos	3683.1
tokishigyakukagosh uyushokyoto	Angelicae Radix + Evodiae Fructus + Akebiae Caulis + Asiasari Radix	2716.8
keishikashakuyakuto	Paeoniae Radix^a	1796.7

^aKeishikashakuyakuto contains more Paeoniae Radix than keishito.