The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Invigorating Kidney and Supplementing Qi Chinese Herbal Formulae in Asthma Patients

Table 1

Component herbs of the BSFC formula.

Pharmaceutical name	Botanical plant name	Family and plant part used	English name	Chinese name	Daily doses
Herba Epimedii	Epimedium brevicornum Maxim.	Berberidaceae; aerial part	Epimedium Herb	Yin Yang Huo	10 g
Rehmanniae Radix	Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch.	Scrophulariaceae; root tuber	Rehmannia Root	Di Huang	10 g
Rehmanniae Radix praeparata	Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch.	Scrophulariaceae; root tuber	Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata	Shu Di Huang	10 g
Cuscutae semen	Cuscuta chinensis Lam	Convolvulaceae; semen	South Dodder Seed	Tu Si Zi	10 g
Psoraleae Fructus	Psoralea corylifolia L.	Leguminosae; fructus	Malaytea Scurfpea Fruit	Bu Gu Zhi	10 g
Dioscorea opposita Rhizome	Dioscorea opposita Thunb	Dioscoreaceae; rhizome	Common Yam Rhizome	Shan Yao	10 g
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium	Citrus reticulata Blanco	Rutaceae Pericarpium	Tangerine Peel	Chen Pi	3 g
Aconiti lateralis radix praeparata	Aconitum carmichaelii Debx	Ranunculaceae radix praeparata	Prepared Common Monkshood Daughter Root	Shu Fu Zi	6 g