Research Article

Pharmacological Mechanism of Pingxiao Formula against Colorectal Cancer

Table 1

Components in the Pingxiao and Xihuang formula.

Chinese nameMaterial

Scientific names of the herb in PX
AluniteBai FanCrystal
Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F. A. Barkley (Anacardiaceae)Gan QiPitch
Strychnos nux-vomica L. (Loganiaceae)Ma Qian ZiSeed
NitreXiao ShiCrystal
Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb.(Rosaceae)Xian He CaoRootstalk
Curcuma aromatica Salisb.(Zingiberaceae)Yu JinRootstalk
Citrus × aurantium L. (Rutaceae)Zhi KePulp
Feces trogopterusWu Ling ZhiFeces

Scientific names of the herb in XH
MuskShe XiangMoschus
Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. (Burseraceae)Mo YaoPitch
Bovis calculusNiu HuangCow bezoar
Boswellia sacra Flueck. (Burseraceae)Ru XiangPitch