3.6 Potential Synergistic Effects Selection for TCMs
TCMs were divided into qi-tonifying herbals (Huangqi, Baishu, Gancao, Dangshen, Renshen, Shanyao), Yin-nourishing berbals (Shashen, Tiandong, Maidong, Baihe, Nvzhenzi), heat-clearing phlegm-transforming herbals (Zhebeimu, Gualou, Jiegeng) in turn from high frequency to low frequency (Table 2). Moreover, when two drugs are combined, two qi-tonifying drugs are the most, the second are qi-tonifying drugs + clearing damp herbals. For more combinations, the combination of qi-tonifying and clearing damp berbals is the most common.