Review Article

Mechanisms Underlying the Prevention and Treatment of Cholelithiasis Using Traditional Chinese Medicine

Table 1

Commonly used CHCs approved by CFDA.

CHC NameIngredients

Changgen Anti-Lithiasis Therapy (CALT, former name: Jin Qian Dan Tong Oral Liquid)Herba Lysimachia, Lysimachia christinae, Oriental wormwood, Polygonum cuspidatum, Radix bupleuri, Dandelion, Cyperus tuber, Root of red-rooted salvia, Semen cassiae torae, Smoked plum

Jin Dan TabletRadix gentianae, Lysimachia christinae, Polygonum cuspidatum, Pig’s bile

Pai Shi Li Dan GranulesLysimachia christinae, Oriental wormwood, Radix bupleuri, Radix gentianae, Radix paeoniae rubrathe (unpeeled) root of common peony, Radix curcumae, Cattail pollen, Excrementum pteropi, Rheum officinale, Glauber

Li Dan Pai Shi TabletLysimachia christinae, Oriental wormwood, Scutellaria baicalensis, Radices saussureae, Radix curcumae, Rheum officinale, Gglauber, Areca catechu, Fructus aurantii immaturus, Magnolia officinalis

Dan Le CapsulePig's bile, Pericarpium citri reticulatae, hawthorn, curcuma aromatica, Herba Lysimachia

Dan Shi Li Tong TabletAlum, Glauber, Radix curcumae, Rhizoma sparganii,Pig's bile, Lysimachia christinae, Pericarpium citri reticulatae, Frankincense,myrrh, Rheum officinale, Radix liquiritiae

Jin Jia Pai Shi CapsuleRhizoma sparganii, myrrh, Radix paeoniae rubrathe (unpeeled) root of common peony, Peach kernel, Chinese honeylocust fruit, Angelica dahurica, Fructus aurantii immaturus, Curcuma zedoary, Pericarpium citri reticulatae viride, Frankincense, Semen coicis, Radices cyathulae, Plantago seed, Magnolia officinalis, Pangolin, Lysimachia christinae

Jin Qian Cao CapsuleLysimachia christinae

Dan Qing CapsuleSaxifraga stolonifera, Phoenix-tail fern, Rheum officinale, Oxgall

Dan Shi Tong CapsuleDandelion, Radix curcumae, Oriental wormwood, Lycopodium mongolicum, linearstripe rabdosia, Rheum officinale, fructus aurantia, Radix bupleuri, Scutellaria baicalensis, Goose gall

Yi Dan TabletRadix curcumae, Honeysuckle, Alum, Liquorice, Glauber, Talc, Radix scrophulariae

Dan Yi Ning TabletPig's bile, Plum root

Dan Shi Qing TabletAlum, Oxgall, Sheep bile, hawthorn, Radix curcumae, Rheum officinale,Glauber, clematis chinensis, Endothelium corneum gigeriae galli, Glauber