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Table 1

The composition of herbal formula MSD.

Crude herbsContentMain components

Rhizome of Chinese atractylode (rhizoma atractylodis)12Hinesol; atractylone
Amur corktree bark (cortex phellodendri)12Berberine; palmatine
Twotooth achyranthes root (radix achyranthis bidentatae) 12Inokosterone
Coix seed (semen coicis)30Coixol; coixenolide
Glabrous greenbrier rhizome (rhizoma smilacis glabrae)30Dihydroflavonol; astilbin
Seven yam rhizoma (rhizome dioscoreae septemlobae) 12Diosgenin
Plantain seed (herba plantaginis) 12Plantaginin
White mustard seed (Semen brassicae)12Sinalbin; sinapine
Chinese rhubarb (radix et rhizome rhei) 6Emodin
Largehead atractylodes rhizome (rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae)15Atractylon
Hawthorn fruit (fructus crataegi)12Rutin; vitexin

MSD: modified Simiao decoction.