Ancient Records and Modern Research on the Mechanisms of Chinese Herbal Medicines in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

Figure 2

Frequency of Yin-nourishing (Yang Yin) and energy-replenishing (Yi Qi) drugs for “Xiao Ke” mentioned in 54 monographs on Chinese materia medica. Yin-nourishing and energy-replenishing drugsare of sweetish taste and are of cold (Liang) nature. a: Lycium barbarum L.; b: Tussilago farfara L.; c: Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf; d: Panax ginseng C. A. Mey.; e: Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch.; f: Morus alba L.; g: Adenophora trachelioides Maxim.; h: Cannabis sativa L.; i: Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; j: Armeniaca mume Siebold; k: Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.; l: Cuscuta chinensis Lam.; m: Achyranthes bidentata Blume; n: Coix lacryma-jobi L.; o: Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge; p: Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce; q: Rhus chinensis Mill.; r: Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.; s: Lilium lancifolium Thunb.; t: Rehmannia glutinosa Steud.