Review Article

The Positive Role and Mechanism of Herbal Medicine in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Formulations with PD-alleviating effect in Chinese herbal medicines.

FormulationsHerbal medicines and their contentsReferences

Banxia-Houpo-Tang6 g Pinellia ternate Breitenbach, 3 g Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, 3 g Magnolia obovata Thunberg, 2 g Perilla frutescens Britton ar. Acuta Lubo, and 1 g Zingiber officcinale Roscoc[212, 213]
Bushen-Yanggan-Recipe15 g Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 15 g Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch., 15 g Uncariae Ramulus Cum Uncis, 15 g Paeonia lactiflora Pall., 9 g Polygoni Multiflori Radix PraeparataCai et al., 2002
Bushen-Huoxue-Granule20 g Fructus Corni, 20 g Rhizoma Acortatarinowii, 20 g Radix Polygonimultiflori, 15 g Herba Cistanches, 10 g Raix Angelicaesinensis, 15 g Radix Salviaemiltiorrhizae, and Scolopendra 2 piecesYang et al., 2010; [193]; Li et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2014;
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Bu-ShenJie-Du-FangRehmannia glutinosa, Cistanche deser ticola, Paeonia lactiflora Pall, Radix Angelica Sinensis, Puer ariae Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma, Scutellariae Radix, Antelope Horn Powder, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis with a weight ratio of 5 : 5 : 4 : 4 : 5 : 4 : 4 : 1 : 2[226]
Chuanxiong-Chatiao-Pulvis12 g Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., 12 g Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq., 6 g Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 6 g Notopterygii Rhizoma Et Radix, 6 g Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma, 3 g Asari Radix Et Rhizoma, 4.5 g Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk., 12 g Mentha haplocalyx Briq., 4.5 g green tea[215]
Fangji-Dihuang-DecoctionRehmannia glutinosa, Cistanche deserticola, Paeonialactiflora Pall, Radix Angelica sinensis, Puerariae Radix, Rhizoma Coptidis, Radix Scutellariae, Antelope Horn powder, and Glycyrrhizae Radixina with a weight ratio of 5 : 5 : 4 : 4 : 5 : 4 : 4 : 1 : 2Xiong et al., 2019
Huanglian-Jiedu-Decoction9 g Coptis chinensis Franch, 6 g Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, 6 g Phellodendron amurense Rupr, and 9 g Gardenia jasminoides EllisDurairajan et al., 2014
A modified formulation of Huanglian-Jie-Du-TangRhizoma coptidis, Radix scutellariae, Cortex phellodendri, and Fructus gardeniae with a weight ratio of 3 : 2 : 2 : 3Durairajan et al., 2017
Hua-Feng-Dan10% cinnabar (96% as HgS) and 10% realgar (90% as As4S4), along with other components, such as Jingjie (Nepeta cataria), Tianma (Gastrodia elata), Jiangchan (Bombyx batryticatus), Tiannanxing (Arisaema erubescens), Baifuzi (Aconitum coreanum), Cangshu (Atractylodes japonica), and Quanxie (Buthus martensii Karsch)[10, 227]
Jia-Jian-Di-Huang-Yin-Zi-DecoctionRehmannia Glutinosa Libosch, Cornus Ofcinalis Sieb. et Zucc, Morinda Ofcinalis How, Cistanche Deserticola Y.C. Ma, Angelica Sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, Asparagus Cochinchinensis Merr., Paeonia Lactiflora Pall. with weight ratio of 1 : 0.6 : 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 : 1[114]
Kami-Shoyo-San3 g Bupleurum falcatum, 3 g Paeonia lactiflora Pall., 3 g Atractylodes lancea, 3 g Angelica acutiloba, 3 g Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, 2 g Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, 2 g Paeonia suffruticosa Andr., 1.5 g Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., 1 g Zingiber officcinale Roscoc, and 1 g Menthae arvensisIshikawa et al., 2000
Liuwei-Dihuang-Pill24 g Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 12 g Corni Fructus Praeparata, 9 g Paeonia suffruticosa Andr., 12 g Dioscorea opposita Thunb., 9 g Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, and 9 g Alisma orientalis (Sam.) Juzep.[217, 218]
San-Huang-Xie-Xin-Tang5 g Coptis chinensis Franch, 5 g Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, and 10 g Rheum officcinale Baill.[219]
Shouwu-Shudi-Yin-Tunje et al., 2016
Tianma-Gouteng-Yin9 g Gastrodia elata Bl., 12 g Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis, 18 g Haliotidis Concha, 9 g Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, 12 g Cyathula officinalis Kuan, 9 g Eucommia ulmoides Oliv., 9 g Taxillus chinensis (DC.), 9 g Polygoni Multiflori Caulis, 9 g Fulingshe, and 9 g Leonurus japonicas Houtt.[144, 178]
Yeoldahanso TangPueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi, Angelica tenuissima Nakai, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq), Angelicae Dahurica, Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom, Raphanus sativa L., Polygala tenuifolia (Willd.), Acorus gramineus Soland., and Dimocarpus longan Lour. with a weight ratio of 6 : 4 : 2 : 1 : 2 : 2 : 2 : 4 : 6 : 6 in dry weightBae et al., 2011/2015
Zhen-Wu-Tang30 g Paeonia lactiflora Pall., 10 g Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, 10 g Typhonium giganteum Engl., 10 g Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, 10 g Zingiber officcinale Roscoc[221, 222]
Zhichan-Soup15 g Astragalus mongholicus, 12 g Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge., 10 g Gastrodia elata Bl., 18 g Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Miq. ex Havil, 15 g Paeonia lactiflora Pall., 9 g Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 10 g Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge.[224]
DA 9805 exertsDA-9805 was prepared by extracting three dried plant materials (Moutan cortex, Angelica Dahurica root, and Bupleurum root in a 1 : 1 : 1 mixture) with 90% ethanol on a stirring plate for 24 h at room temperature and fingerprinted using high-performance liquid chromatography.Jeong et al., 2018
KSOP1009 (a modified formulation of Suhexiang-Wan essential oil)Liquidambaris Storax (Hamamelidaceae) (411 g), Myristicae Semen (Myristi caceae) (1642 g), Ligustici Rhizoma (Umbel liferae) (2189 g), Santali Alba Lignum (Santa laceae) (2009.08, 821 g), Piperis Longi Fructus (Piperaceae) (2737 g), Eugeniae Fructus (Myrtaceae) (821 g), Typhae Pollen (Typhaceae) (1095 g), and roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Lamiaceae) (3284 g)[226]
Zishen-Pingchan-Granules15g Di huang (Radix Rehmanniae), 15 g Gouqizi (Fructus Ly cii), 20 g Sangjisheng (Taxillus sutchuenensis Danser), 15 g Tianma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae), 10 g Jiangchan (Bombyx batryticatus), 15 g Ezhu (Rhizoma Curcum ae Phaeo caulis), 20 g Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), 15 g Tian nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis Erubescentis), 3 g Quanxie (Scorpio), and 3 g Wugong (Scolopendra)[127]