Table 1

Herbal composition and daily dosage of Gegen Tang granule from four manufacturers

Ingredients
A*
B
C
D

Radix Puerarae (Gegen)
-
22.7%
32.0%
21.4%
Herba Ephedrae (Mahuang)
-
16.6%
16.0%
16.1%
Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao)
-
10.7%
8.0%
10.7%
Radix Paeoniae Alba (Baishao)
-
11.0%
12.0%
10.7%
Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae (Guizhi)
-
11.0%
12.0%
10.7%
Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (Shengjiang)
-
16.6%
4.0%
16.1%
Frutus Jujubae (Dazao)
-
11.0%
16.0%
14.3%
Daily dosage
2 × 4 g
2 × 5 g
3 × 3 g
2 × 5 g

The percentage of each herbal ingredient was collected from the insert (B and C), or calculated after normalized total to 100% (D).

*The composition of A is unknown.

Song et al. Chinese Medicine 2007 2:7   doi:10.1186/1749-8546-2-7