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Table 1 Composition of the basic herbs and added formulas with different syndromes

From: Adjuvant Chemotherapy with Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas Versus Placebo in Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma after Radical Surgery: a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Basic Herbs for all patients

Chinese name

Chinese name (Pinyin)

Pharmaceutical name

English name

Produced from

Dosage (grams)

夏枯草

Xia Ku Cao

Prunlla vulgaris L.

Spica Prunellae

Dry spikes

15

生南星

Sheng Nan Xing

Arisaema erubescens (Wall.) Schott.

Arisaema Rhizoma Arisaematis

Dry rhizoma

30

蛇六谷

She Liu Gu

Amorphophallus konjac K.Koch

Rhizoma Amorphophalli

Dry tubers

30

山慈菇

Shan Ci Gu

Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino

Pseudobulbus Cremastrae Seu Pleiones

Dry pseudobulb

15

泽漆

Ze Qi

Euphorbia helioscopia L.

Euphorbiae Helioscopiae

Herba

15

石上柏

Shi Shang Bai

Selaginella Doederleinii Hieron

Selaginella Doederleinii

Herba

30

石见穿

Shi Jian Chuan

Salvia chinensis Benth.

Salviae Chinensis

Herba

30

重楼

Chong Lou

Paris polyphylla Smith var. chinensis (Franch.) H.Hara

Rhizoma Paridis

Dry rhizoma

15

海藻

Hai Zao

Sargassum

Seaweed

Leaves

15

瓜蒌皮

Gua Lou Pi

Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.

Pericarpium Trichosanthis

Pericarp

15

猫爪草

Mao Zhua Cao

Ranunculus ternatus Thunb.

Radix Ranunculus Ternati

Herba

15

生牡蛎

Sheng Mu Li

Concha Ostreae

Oyster Shell

Shell

30

大枣

Da Zao

Ziziphus jujuba Mill.

Fructus Jujubae

Fruit

9

For Qi syndrome deficiency, add Yiqi formula:

Chinese name

Chinese name(Pinyin)

Pharmaceutical name

English name

Produced from

Dosage (grams)

黄芪

Huang Qi

Astragalus membranaceus Fisch. ex Bunge

Milkvetch Root Radix Astragali

Dry rhizoma

30

党参

Dang Shen

Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.

Codonopsis Radix

Dry rhizoma

9

白术

Bai Zhu

Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.

Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma

Dry rhizoma

12

茯苓

Fu Ling

Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf.

Indian Bread Poria

Dry rhizoma

15

淫羊藿

Yin Yang Huo

Epimedium brevicornu Maxim.

Epimedii Folium

Herba

15

葫芦巴

Hu Lu Ba

Trigonella foenum-graecum L.

Common Fenugreek Seed Semen Trigonellae

Dry seed

15

补骨脂

Bu Gu Zhi

Psoralea corylifolia L.

Fructus Psoraleae

Fruit

12

For Yin syndrome deficiency, add Yangyin formula:

Chinese name

Chinese name(Pinyin)

Pharmaceutical name

English name

Produced from

Dosage (grams)

北沙参

Bei Sha Shen

Glehnia littoralis (A.Gray) F.Schmidt ex Miq.

Coastal Glehnia Root

Dry rhizoma

30

南沙参

Nan Sha Shen

Adenophora stricta Miq.

Fourleaf Ladybell Root

Dry rhizoma

30

天冬

Tian Dong

Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Cochinchinese Asparagus Root

Dry rhizoma

15

麦冬

Mai Dong

Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.

Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber

Dry rhizoma

15

百合

Bai He

Lilium brownii var. viridulum Baker

Lilii Bulbus

Scale leaf

15

女贞子

Nv Zhen Zi

Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton

Fructus Ligustri Lucidi

Fruit

12