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Evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine and Herbal Products for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

The medicinal constituents of Zuo Gui Wan.

Pharmaceutical nameChinese name (pin yin)Chinese name (characters)Common English name

Rehmanniae radix praeparataShu Di Huang熟地黄Prepared Rehmannia root
Rhizoma dioscoreae oppositaeShan Yao山药Common yam rhizome
Fructus corni officinalisShan Zhu Yu山茱萸Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit
Cervi cornus collaLu Jiao Jiao鹿角胶Deer antler glue
Colla carapacis et plastri testudinisGui Jia Jiao龟甲胶Glue of tortoise shell
Fructus lycii chinensisGou Qi Zi枸杞子Barbary wolfberry fruit
Semen Cuscutae ChinensisTu Si Zi菟丝子Dodder seed
Radix Achyranthis BidentataeNiu Xi牛膝Two-toothed Achyranthes root