Review Article

Influence Factors of the Pharmacokinetics of Herbal Resourced Compounds in Clinical Practice

Table 1

Possible herb-herb interactions.

Herb 1Herb 2Monitoring indexesPharmacokinetic parameters of indexes comparing to administration herb 1 aloneRef.
t1/2KCL

BorneolumGuanxin Shutong CapsuleCamphor
Isoborneol
Borneol
Eugenol
Syzigium aromaticumCamphor[45]
Isoborneol
Borneol
Eugenol

Salviae miltiorrhizaeBorneolRosmarinic acid
Salvianolic acid A[46]
Salvianolic acid B

Radix et Rhizoma RheiDahuang-Fuzi DecoctionChrysophanol[43]
Physcion

Paeonia lactifloraZengmian Yiliu FormulaAlbiflorin[47]
Paeoniflorin-

Radix Kansui and Radix et Rhizoma GlycyrrhizaeGansui-Banxia DecoctionLiquiritigenin
Isoliquiritigenin
Liquiritin[48]
Glycyrrhetinic acid
Glycyrrhizic acid

Radix PaeoniaeRadix et Rhizoma GlycyrrhizaeLiquiritigenin
Isoliquiritigenin
Liquiritin[48]
Glycyrrhetinic acid
Glycyrrhizic acid

Cortex MoriRadix Pueraria Flavonoids1-deoxynojirimycin[49]

Ramulus CinnamomiEphedrae HerbaCoumarin
Cinnamic alcohol[50]
Cinnamic acid

Huo Luo Xiao Ling DanRadix Paeoniae RubraPaeoniflorin
Albiflorin
Oxypaeoniflorin
Corydalis yanhusuoTetrahydropalmatine[51]
Corydaline
Dehydrocorydaline
Berberine

Huo Luo Xiao Ling DanRadix Angelica sinensis and Rhizome Ligusticum chuanxiongSenkyunolide A
Ligustilide
Butylidenephthalide[42]
3-butyl-phthalide
Levistilide A

Panax Ginseng glycosidesSchisandra lignansGinsenoside Rb2
Ginsenoside Rc
Ginsenoside Rd
Ginsenoside Rb1[44]
Ginsenoside Rb2
Ginsenoside Rd

Quercetin and RutinLeaves of Bacopa monnieri, Fruits of Hippophae rhamnoides and Bulbs of Dioscorea bulbiferaQuercetin[52]
Rutin

Radix Paeoniae Alba and Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (1:1)Radix Paeoniae Alba and Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (4:1)Albiflorin
Oxypaeoniflorin
Paeoniflorin
Isoliquiritin
Liquiritigenin[53]
Isoliquiritigenin
Ononin
Glycyrrhizin
Glycyrrhetinic acid

Rhizoma TianmaFerulic acidGastrodin[54]
Total phenolic acid of Rhizoma ChuanxiongGastrodin

Rhizoma TianmaTotal alkaloids of Rhizoma ChuanxiongGastrodin[54]
Rhizoma ChuanxiongGastrodin

Blanks indicate not mentioned or not significant changes.
a. decrease in elimination rate constant.
b. decrease in distribution/absorption rate constant.
c: decrease in elimination half-life and increase in distribution half-life.
d: single dose.
e: multiple doses.