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Table 2

The list of raw herbs composing the Chinese Herbal Formula.

Chinese name	Full scientific name	Parts of plant use	Dose of dry plant (grams)	Dose after extraction (grams)
Xian Ling Pi	Epimedium brevicornum Maxim	Overground part	30	1.5
Tu Si Zi	Cuscuta chinensis Lam.	Mature seed	10	0.5
Du Zhong	Eucommia ulmoides Oliver	Plant bark	15	0.75
Huai Niu Xi	Achyranthes bidentata Bl.	Root	15	6
Ye Xia Zhu	Phyllanthus urinaria Linn.	Whole plant	15	6
Huang Qi	Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge.	Root	15	1.5
Bai Shu	Atractylodes macrocephala koidz	Rhizome	15	2.55
Fu Ling	Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf	Sclerotium	15	1.5
Zhu Ling	Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries	Sclerotium	10	1.0
Zhi Ke	Fructus Aurantii	Immature fruits (pulp removed)	15	2.55
Dan Shen	Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge.	Root and rhizome	20	3
San Qi	Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen	Root	5	5
Yu Jin	Radix curcumae	Tuberous root	15	0.75
Gou Qi Zi	Lycium barbarum L.	Mature fruit	15	6
Total			210	38.6