2.7.1. Therapeutic drug preparation and administration.
Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, Fructus Lycii, Herba Ecliptae
The experimental drug EZTG will be in the form of granules, obtained from the original EZTG formula mixture after decocting, concentrating, and drying. The granules are produced by the Drug Manufacturing Unit of the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and packaged as 3 g/bag, batch number 01-FZ032-03. Genuine medicinal materials are used in all kinds of traditional Chinese herbs including: Cuscuta chinensis (Tu Si Zi), Ligustrum lucidum (Nv Zhen Zi), Herba Ecliptae (Mo Han Lian), Fructus Lycii (Gou Qi Zi), Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui), Radix Rehmanniae Preparata (Shu Di Huang), Ligusticum wallichii (Chuan Xiong), Paeonia lactiflora (Bai Shao), Rhizoma cyperi (Xiang Fu), Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata (Zhi Gan Cao). All the dosage is within the safe limit specified in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.Method of administration: 3 bags each time, 3 times a day, orally, administered after being dissolved in warm water. Participants were required to take the EZTG from day 2 or 3 of the previous cycle that precedes the IVF cycle to the day of the trigger. The crude herbal dosage and pharmacological efficacy of the herbs in EZTG granules are summarized in Table Ingredients and effects of Chinese herbal medicine in the EZTG granules.EZTG = Erzhi Tiangui.The picture of Chinese herbal medicine in EZTG. EZTG = Erzhi Tiangui.