Simultaneous Determination of 8 Compounds in Gancao-Ganjiang-Tang by HPLC-DAD and Analysis of the Relations between Compatibility, Dosage, and Contents of Medicines

Table 1

Compatibility of medicines, dosage, and symptoms of GGT in different period.

Reference	Period	Compatibility of TCM	Dosage	Symptoms
Shang-han-lun (GGT-1)	Han dynasty	Rhizoma Zingiberis (raw) and Radix Glycyrrhizae (stir-baked with honey)	12 g, 6 g	Serious Yang deficiency syndrome
Jin-kui-yao-lue (GGT-2)	Han dynasty	Rhizoma Zingiberis (stir-baked) and Radix Glycyrrhizae (stir-baked with honey)	12 g, 6 g	Relatively mild lung deficiency
Ren-zhai-zhi-zhi-fang-lun (GGT-3)	Song dynasty	Rhizoma Zingiberis (stir-baked) and Radix Glycyrrhizae (stir-baked with honey)	9 g, 9 g	Failure of spleen to control circulating blood caused by spleen-Yang deficiency
Xue-lun-zheng (GGT-4)	Qing dynasty	Rhizoma Zingiberis (stir-baked), Radix Glycyrrhizae (stir-baked with honey), and Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus (raw)	15 g, 6 g, 3 g	A variety of hernia symptoms and diarrhea
Shan-qi-zheng-zhi-lun (GGT-5)	Meiji restoration period (Japan)	Rhizoma Zingiberis (raw), Radix Glycyrrhizae (raw), Fructus Zanthoxyli (raw), and Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata	15 g, 15 g, 9 g, 9 g	Blood syndromes