| Indications | Formulas | Herbs |
| Side effects of steroids | Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Decoction (Liu Wei Di Huang Tang) & derivatives | Rehmannia glutinosa (Sheng Di Huang), Dioscorea opposita (Shan Yao), Cornus officinalis (Shan Zhu Yu), Poria cocos (Fu Ling), Alisma orientale (Ze Xie), Paeonia suffruticosa (Mu Dan Pi), Glehnia littoralis (Bei Sha Shen), Ophiopogon japonicus (Mai Men Dong), Paeonia lactiflora (Bai Shao), Lycium barbarum (Gou Qi Zi), Anemarrhena asphodeloides (Zhi Mu) |
| Side effects of other immunosuppressants | Bolster the Spleen Decoction (Shi Pi Yin) Kidney Qi Pill (Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan) & derivatives | Aconitum carmichaelii (Fu Zi), Epimedium (Yin Yang Huo), Morinda officinalis (Ba Ji Tian), Rehmannia glutinosa (Shu Di Huang), Atractylodes Macrocephala (Bai Zhu), Codonopsis pilosula (Dang Shen), Astragalus membranaceus (Huang Qi), Zingiber officinale (Gan Jiang), Cinnamomum cassia (Gui Zhi), Alpinia Katsumadai (Cao Dou Kou), Amomum tsao-ko (Cao Guo), Cuscuta australis (Tu Si Zi), Cistanche deserticola (Rou Cong Rong) |
| Hypoimmunity and frequent infections | Eight-Treasure Decoction (Ba Zhen Tang) Jade Windscreen Powder (Yu Ping Feng San) | Astragalus membranaceus (Huang Qi), Panax ginseng (Ren Shen), Atractylodes Macrocephala (Bai Zhu), Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao), Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui), Cordycepssinensis (Dong Chong Xia Cao), Ganoderma lucidum (Ling Zhi) |
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