| Herbs | Antiemetic | Cardioprotection | Anti-platelet aggregation | Antiarrhythmic | Diuresis | Antioxidant | Efficacy |
| huang (Ephedra) |
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| Inducing sweating to relieve exterior syndrome, freeing lung and relieving asthma, inducing diuresis to alleviate edema |
| Huoxiang (Agastache rugosus) |
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| Resolving dampness, preventing vomiting, relieving summer-heat |
| Houpu (Magnolia officinalis) |
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| Eliminating dampness and phlegm, lowering qi to remove fullness |
| Cangzhu (Atractylodes rhizome) |
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| + | + |
| Drying damp strengthening spleen, expelling wind and removing cold |
| Caoguo (Amomum tsao-ko) |
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| + | Drying dampness for warming stomach, eliminating phlegm for preventing malaria |
| Chenpi (Tangerine peel) |
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| + | Regulating qi-flowing for strengthening spleen, eliminating dampness and phlegm |
| Shengjiang (Ginger) | + | + | + |
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| Relieve exterior syndrome to dispel cold, warming stomach for preventing vomiting, warming lung for relieving a cough, detoxication |
| Qianghuo (Notopterygium) |
| + | ++ | + |
| + | Relieve exterior syndrome to dispel cold, dispelling wind and dampness, acesodyne |
| Binglang (Areca-nut) |
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| + | Killing parasites for removing food retention, activating qi to induce diuresis, preventing malaria |