Table 4 Summary of syndrome differentiation and oral herbal formulae from 2012 guideline by inclusion in classical search and clinical trials
Syndrome in 2012 guideline | Oral formula in 2012 guideline (translation) | Formula in classical search | Freq. of the formula used in RCTs of oral CHMa |
|---|---|---|---|
Wind–heat in the Lung meridian (fei jing feng re) | Yin qiao san (Honeysuckle and forsythia powder), modified | No | 0 |
Stagnant heat in the Gallbladder (dan fu yu re) | Long dan xie gan tang (Gentiana longdancao decoction to drain the liver), modified | No | 2 |
Spleen–Stomach dampness-heat (pi wei shi re) | Gan lu xiao du dan (Sweet dew special pill to eliminate toxin), modified | No | 1 |
Lung qi deficient and cold (fei qi xu han) | Wen fei zhi liu dan (Wenfei Zhiliu Pills), modified | Yes (n = 1) | 1 |
Spleen qi deficient and weak (pi qi xu ruo) | Shen ling bai zhu san (Ginseng, poria, and atractylodes macrocephala powder), modified | No | 2 |