| Laboratory inspection parameters | Pathology | Pharmacology of Chinese herbal medicine | Name of Chinese herbal medicine |
| CRP↑ | Persistent inflammation | Anti-inflammatory | Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri) |
| RCT↑ | |||
| WBC↑ | |||
| Calcitonin↑ | Bacterial infection | Antibacterial | Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Xixin (Radix et Rhizoma Asari), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), Huoxiang (Herba Pogostemonis), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Shegan (Rhizoma Belamcandae) |
| D-dimer↑ | Thrombotic disease | Anticoagulant | Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Shegan (Rhizoma Belamcandae), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae) |
| Liver enzymes↑ | Liver damage | Liver protection | Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Zhuling (Polyporus Umbellatus), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Fuling (Poria) |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)↑ |