Research Article

Anti-Inflammatory Activities of a Chinese Herbal Formula IBS-20 In Vitro and In Vivo

Table 1

Component herbs in the IBS-20 formula and their reference markers.

Pharmaceutical name and Chinese phonetic nameBotanical name and plant part Composition (%)Reference marker(s)
Qualitative analysis (HPLC fingerprinting)Quantitative analysis (HPLC)

Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi) Angelica dahurica (Fisch.ex Hoff.) Benth. et Hook. f. (Apiaceae); Root 2 Imperatorin Imperatorin
Artemisiae Scopariae Herba (Yin Chen)Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit. (Asteraceae); Aerial part13Chlorogenic acidChlorogenic acid
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Bai Zhu)Atractylodes macrocephala Koldz. (Asteraceae); Rhizome9
Aucklandiae Radix (Mu Xiang)Aucklandia lappa Decne. (Asteraceae); Root3CostunolideCostunolide; Dehydrocostus lactone
Bupleuri Radix (Chai Hu)Bupleurum chinense DC. (Apiaceae); Root4.5Saikosaponin a, dSaikosaponin a
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chen Pi)Citrus reticulata Blanco (Rutaceae); Ripe fruit pericarp3HesperidinHesperidin
Codonopsis Radix (Dang Shen)Codonopsis pilosula Nannf. Var. modest a (Nannf.) L. T. Shen (Campanulaceae); Root7LobetyolinLobetyolin
Coicis Semen (Yi Yi Ren)Coix lacryma-jobi L.var.ma-yuen (Roman.) Stapf. (Poaceae); Ripe kernel7Glycerol trioleateGlycerol trioleate
Coptidis Rhizoma (Huang Lian)Coptis chinensis Franch. (Ranunculaceae); Rhizome3BerberineBerberine; Palmatine
Fraxini Cortex (Qin Pi)Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance (Oleaceae); Branch or stem bark4.5AesculetinAesculetin; Esculin
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle (Zhi Gan Cao)Glycyrrhiz uralensis Fisch.(Fabaceae); Root and rhizome4.5Glycyrrhizic acidGlycyrrhizic acid
Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Hou Po)Magnolia officinalis Rehd. Et Wils. (Magnoliaceae); Root, branch and stem bark4.5MagnololMagnolol; Honokiol
Paeoniae Alba Radix (Bai Shao)Paeonia lactiflora Pall. (Paeoniaceae); Root3PaeoniflorinPaeoniflorin
Plantaginis Semen (Che Qian Zi)Plantago asiatica L. (Plantaginaceae); Ripe seed4.5
Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex (Guan Huang Bo)Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (Rutaceae); Bark4.5BerberineBerberine; Palmatine
Pogostemonis Herba (Guang Huo Xiang)Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.(Lamiaceae); Aerial part4.5Patchouli alcohol (GC method was used for analysis)
Poria (Fu Ling)Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf (Polyporaceae); Sclerotium4.5
Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fang Feng)Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk. (Apiaceae); Root35-O-Methylvisammiosideprim-O-Glucosylcimifugin; 5-O-Methylvisammioside
Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus (Wu Wei Zi)Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (Schisandraceae); Ripe fruit7SchisandrinSchisandrin
Rhizoma Zingiberis Praeparatum (Pao Jiang)Zingiber officinale Rose (Zingiberaceae); Prepared rhizome4.56-Gingerol6-Gingerol