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| Herbs | Formal name | English name | Respiratory symptoms | EMT-related target |
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| Huangqi–Fangfeng [2] | Huang qi (Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao) | Astragali radix | HDM-induced asthma | TGF-β1 |
| Fang feng (Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk) | Saposhnikoviae radix |
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| Shenqi Cordyceps capsules [38] | Xi yang shen (Panax quinquefolium L) | Panacis quinquefolii radix | Pulmonary fibrosis in rats induced by intratracheal instillation of bleomycin | α-SMA |
| Dong chong xia cao (Cordyceps sinensis (BerK.) Sacc) | Cordyceps |
| San qi (Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen) | Notoginseng radix et rhizoma |
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| KuShen–GanCao formula [39, 40] | Kushen (Sophora flavescens Ait) | Sophorae flavescentis radix | Pulmonary fibrosis in rats | IL-6, IL-17, TGF-β1 |
| Gancao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) | Glycyrrhizae Radix et rhizoma |
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| Yanghe Pingchuan [41] | Shu di (Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch.) | Rehmanniae radix praeparata | Egg albumin-induced asthmatic rat | PI3K, PCNA |
| Yin yanghuo (Epimedium brevicomu Maxim.) | Epimedii folium |
| Danggui (Angelica sinensis (oliv.) Diels) | Angelicae sinensis radix |
| Mahuang (Ephedra sinica Stapf) | Ephedrae herba |
| Zi shi ying (Fluorite) | Fluoritum |
| Rougui (Cinnamomum cassia Presl) | Cinnamomi cortex |
| Baijiezi (Sinapis alba L) | Sinapis semen |
| Lujiaopian (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus) | Cervi cornu |
| Wuweizi (Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill) | Schisandrae chinensis fructus |
| Taoren (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) | Persicae semen |
| Zaojiao (Gleditsia sinensis) | Gleditsiae sinensis fructus |
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| Soufeng Yuchuan decoction [42] | Dangshen (Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.)) | Codonopsis radix | OVA-induced asthma in mice | TGF-β1, VEGF |
| Honghua (Carthamus tinctorius L) | Carthami flos |
| Shanzha (Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.) | Crataegi fructus |
| Mahuang (Ephedra sinica Stapf) | Ephedrae herba armeniacae semen |
| Xingren (Prunus armeniaca L. var. ansu Maxim) | Amarum |
| Juluo (Citrus tangerina Hort.et Tanaka C.erythrosa Tanaka) | Citrus reticulata Blanco |
| Laifuzi (Semen Raphani) | Radish Seed |
| Pipaye (Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.) | Folium eriobotryae |
| Chantui (Cryptotympana pustulata Fabricius) | Cicadae Periostracum |
| Dilong (Pheretima aspergillum) | Pheretima |
| Bai jiang can (Bombyx mori Linnaeus) | Batryticatus |
| Meng shi | Lapis chloriti |
| Gan cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) | Glycyrrhizae Radix et rhizoma |
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| Suhuang antitussive capsule [43] | Mahuang (Ephedra sinica Stapf) | Ephedrae herba | OVA-induced asthma | IL-13, TGF-β1 |
| Zisuye (Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt) | Perillae Folium |
| Zi su zi (Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt) | Perillae fructus |
| Dilong (Pheretima aspergillu) | Pheretima |
| Pipaye (Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl) | Eriobotryae folium |
| Chantui (Cryptotympana pustulata Fabriciu) | Cicadae Periostracum |
| Qianhu (Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn) | Peucedani Radix |
| Niubangzi (Arctium lappa L) | Arctii Fructus |
| Wuweizi (Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill) | Schisandrae chinensis fructus |
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| Pingchuan I formula [44] | Xuan fu hua (Inula japonica Thunb) | Inulae flos | Asthma in mice | PDGF-B and Erk1 |
| Dai zhu shi (Haematite) | Haematite |
| Bai jie zi (Sinapis alba L.) | Sinapis semen |
| Suzi (Perilla frutescens (L.)Britt.) | Perillae fructus |
| Tinglizi (Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb, ex Prantl) | Descurainiae semen lepidii semen |
| Banxia (Pineilia ternata (Thunb.) Breit) | Pinelliae rhizoma |
| Huangqin (Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi) | Scutellariae radix |
| Dilong (Pheretima aspergillum^. Perrier) | Pheretima |
| Gangban (Polygonum perfoliatum L.) | Polygoni perfoliati herba |
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| Xiaoqinglong decoction [45] | Ma huang (Ephedra sinica Stapf) | Ephedrae herba | OVA-induced asthma in mice | TGF-β1, IL-13 |
| Bai Shao (Paeonia lactiflora Pall) | Paeoniae radix alba |
| Xi xin (Asarum heterotropoides fr. Schmidt var. mandshuricum (Maxim)・Kitag) | Asari radix et rhizoma |
| Gan jiang (Zingiber officinale Rose) | Zingiberis rhizoma |
| Zhigancao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch) | Glycyrrhizae radix et rhizome |
| Guizhi (Cinnamomum cassia Presl) | Cinnamomi ramulus |
| Wuweizi (Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill) | Schisandrae chinensis fructus |
| Ban xia (Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit) | Pinelliae rhizoma |
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| Dong chong xia cao [46] | Dong chong xia cao (Cordyceps sinensis) | Cordyceps | Rats with COPD | TGF-β1/Smad2, Smad3 |
| Fuling [47] | Fuling (Poria cocos (Schw)Wolf) | Poria | Bleomycin-induced asthmatic rat | TGF-β1, TNF-α |
| Yiyiren [47] | Yiyiren (Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. mayuen (Roman.)Stap) | Coicis semen | Bleomycin-induced asthmatic rat | TGF-β1, TNF-α |
| Dongguazi [47] | Dongguazi (Benincasa hispida (Thunb.)) | Winter melon seeds | Bleomycin-induced asthmatic rat | TGF-β1, TNF-α |
| Danshen [48] | Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge) | Radix salvia miltiorrhizae | Bleomycin-induced asthmatic rat | TGF-β1, TNF-α |
| Huangqin [49] | Huangqin (Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi) | Scutellariae radix | Rats with cigarette smoke-induced COPD | PI3K/Akt/NF-κB |
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