Overview of Suanzaoren decoction
| Chinese name | Common name | Latin name | Species/family | Amount (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suanzaoren | Spine date seed | Semen ziziphi spinosae | The dried ripe seeds of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chou/Rhamnaceae | 20 g (41%) |
| Gancao | Liquorice root | Glycyrrhiza glabra L. | The dried roots or rhizome of G uralensis Fisch. or G inflata Bat. or G glabra L./Leguminosae | 3 g (6%) |
| Zhimu | Common anemarrhena rhizome | Anemarrhena aspodeloidea | The dried rhizome of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge./Liliaceae | 10 g (20%) |
| Fuling | Indian buead | Poria | The dried sclerotia of P cocos (Schw.) Wolf/Polyporaceae | 10 g (20%) |
| Chuanxiong | Chuanxiong rhizoma | Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong | The dried rhizome of L chuanxiong Hort./Umbelliferae | 6 g (13%) |