A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) addition and subtraction prescription for preventing/treating metabolic syndrome and comprises: Poria, Semen Coicis, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Semen Euryales, and Semen Nelumbinis, and can be used for prevention and/or treatment of various dysmetabolic syndrome and complications, e.g., insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipemia, fatty liver disease, obesity, atherosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, and hypertension; the components of the TCM addition and subtraction prescription are simple and have no toxic or side effects to human body, without tolerance. The TCM addition and subtraction prescription may be orally administered for a long term, and may be appropriately increased or decreased according to disease condition; it may act to different extents, and would not result in hypoglycemia or hypotension decreased blood glucose or decreased blood pressure below normal range, etc. or toxic effects due to too high dose, and brings good news to patients with metabolic syndrome and its related complications.

A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) addition and subtraction prescription for preventing/treating metabolic syndrome and comprises: Poria, Semen Coicis, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Semen Euryales, and Semen Nelumbinis, and can be used for prevention and/or treatment of various dysmetabolic syndrome and complications, e.g., insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipemia, fatty liver disease, obesity, atherosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, and hypertension; the components of the TCM addition and subtraction prescription are simple and have no toxic or side effects to human body, without tolerance. The TCM addition and subtraction prescription may be orally administered for a long term, and may be appropriately increased or decreased according to disease condition; it may act to different extents, and would not result in hypoglycemia or hypotension decreased blood glucose or decreased blood pressure below normal range, etc. or toxic effects due to too high dose, and brings good news to patients with metabolic syndrome and its related complications.

A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) addition and subtraction prescription for preventing/treating metabolic syndrome and comprises: Poria, Semen Coicis, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Semen Euryales, and Semen Nelumbinis, and can be used for prevention and/or treatment of various dysmetabolic syndrome and complications, e.g., insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipemia, fatty liver disease, obesity, atherosclerosis, arterial sclerosis, and hypertension; the components of the TCM addition and subtraction prescription are simple and have no toxic or side effects to human body, without tolerance. The TCM addition and subtraction prescription may be orally administered for a long term, and may be appropriately increased or decreased according to disease condition; it may act to different extents, and would not result in hypoglycemia or hypotension decreased blood glucose or decreased blood pressure below normal range, etc. or toxic effects due to too high dose, and brings good news to patients with metabolic syndrome and its related complications.

The present invention provides a method for treating breast cancer in a subject, which comprises administering to said subject an effective amount of an alcohol extract of dehulled adlay seeds. Preferably, an ethyl acetate sub-fraction of the alcohol extract of dehulled adlay seeds has a better effect in treating breast cancer.

The present invention provides a method for treating breast cancer in a subject, which comprises administering to said subject an effective amount of an alcohol extract of dehulled adlay seeds. Preferably, an ethyl acetate sub-fraction of the alcohol extract of dehulled adlay seeds has a better effect in treating breast cancer.

Pharmaceutical compositions containing a combination of rhizoma coptidis and a herbal composition comprises at least one herb selected from the group consisting of Radix Ginseng, Poria, Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae, Semen Lablab album, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Embryo Nelumbinis, Radix Platycodonis, Semen Coicis, Fructus Amomi, Fructus Jujubae and Radix Glycyrrhizae are disclosed. Methods of treating diseases by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition are also provided.

Pharmaceutical compositions containing a combination of rhizoma coptidis and a herbal composition comprises at least one herb selected from the group consisting of Radix Ginseng, Poria, Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae, Semen Lablab album, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Embryo Nelumbinis, Radix Platycodonis, Semen Coicis, Fructus Amomi, Fructus Jujubae and Radix Glycyrrhizae are disclosed. Methods of treating diseases by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition are also provided.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an herbal medicinal tablet formulation for treating obesity which can be prescribed based on Sasang constitutional medicine, including: an ephedra powder agent of which ephedrine content is concentrated to be 3.0 to 4.0%, which is greater than 0.5 to 2.5% when it is in a natural state, and of which the ephedrine content is maintained constant at 3.0 to 4.0%; and a side-effect-preventing powder agent for each constitution prescribed based on Sasang constitutional medicine in order to prevent a side effect of the ephedra powder agent, wherein a weight ratio of the ephedra powder agent and the side-effect-preventing powder agent is 8-10:1 to 9-11:1.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an herbal medicinal tablet formulation for treating obesity which can be prescribed based on Sasang constitutional medicine, including: an ephedra powder agent of which ephedrine content is concentrated to be 3.0 to 4.0%, which is greater than 0.5 to 2.5% when it is in a natural state, and of which the ephedrine content is maintained constant at 3.0 to 4.0%; and a side-effect-preventing powder agent for each constitution prescribed based on Sasang constitutional medicine in order to prevent a side effect of the ephedra powder agent, wherein a weight ratio of the ephedra powder agent and the side-effect-preventing powder agent is 8-10:1 to 9-11:1.

The present invention relates to the field of health care food technology, specifically to a traditional Chinese medicine composition with a function of protecting joints, a use thereof, a method for producing the same and a health care food thereof. The Chinese medicine composition comprises CURCUMAE LONGAE RHIZOMA extract, cartilage extract, COICIS SEMEN extract and PUERARIAE LOBATAE RADIX extract. The composition of the present disclosure has a reasonable formulation, and the ingredients cooperate with each other to achieve functions of reducing arthrocele degree, decreasing arthritis index, ameliorating biochemical index of arthritis and reducing articular cavity area through various paths and at various levels.