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Gengnianchun, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, Enhances Oxidative Stress Resistance and Lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans by Modulating daf-16/FOXO

Table 1

Composition and preparation of GNC.

TCM IDCrude herb (g)Water extract (g)

Radix Rehmanniae15 4.5
Rhizoma Coptidis3 0.5
Radix Paeoniae Alba12 1.2
Rhizoma Anemarrhenae15 3.75
Cistanche salsa12 3.6
Radix Morindae Officinalis12 3.6
Poria9 0.9
Epimedium brevicornum12 0.6
Cortex Phellodendri Amurensis9 0.75
Fructus lycii 12 4.8
Semen Cuscutae12 0.6
Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis15 0.75

Notes: conversion between crude herb and water extract: for example, 4.5 g water extract of Radix Rehmanniae is equivalent to 15 g crude herb.