Famous traditional Mongolian medicine Xieriga-4 (Turmeric-4) decoction: A review

Dulan; Bagenna; Huan Wang; Yuanyuan Wu; Ling Ling; Anggelima

doi:10.1016/j.chmed.2022.05.002

Famous traditional Mongolian medicine Xieriga-4 (Turmeric-4) decoction: A review

Chin Herb Med. 2022 Jul 12;14(3):385-391. doi: 10.1016/j.chmed.2022.05.002. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Authors

Dulan¹, Bagenna¹, Huan Wang¹, Yuanyuan Wu¹, Ling Ling¹, Anggelima¹

Affiliation

¹ NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Mongolian Medicine), Key Laboratory of Quality Control of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Mongolian Medicine), State Food and Drug Administration), College of Mongolian Medicine, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, China.

Abstract

Xieriga-4 Decoction, composed of dried rhizomes of Curcumae longae, barks of Phellodendron chinense or Phellodendron amurense, fruits of Cardenia jasminoides, and fruits of Tribulus terrestris, is a famous prescription of traditional Mongolian medicine for the treatment of urinary system diseases such as frequent urination, urgent urination, urine occlusion, hematuria, bladder irritation and pain. This paper reviewed Xieriga-4 Decoction from the aspects of historical description, prescription principle, chemical components, pharmacology, clinical application and quality control.

Keywords: Xieriga-4 Decoction; frequent urination; renal protection; urinary system diseases.

Publication types

Review