Introduction
Radix, Codonopsis Radix, Morindae Officinalis Radix, Dipsaci Radix, Taxilli Herba, infertility, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Polygoni Multiflori Radix Praeparata, Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Lycii Fructus
FEMALE INFERTILITY, CORTEX
Female infertility has become an urgent problem affecting the well-being of couples at their reproductive age. The number of women actively seeking for infertility treatment is now drastically increasing in the past few decades (Zishen Yutai Pill (ZYP) is one of the representative TCM preparations used in IVF-ET. ZYP consists of 15 natural medicines, including Cuscutae Semen, Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, Dipsaci Radix, Taxilli Herba, Eucommiae Cortex, Morindae Officinalis Radix, Cervi Cornu Degelatinatum, Codonopsis Radix, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Asini Corii Colla, Lycii Fructus, Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Polygoni Multiflori Radix Praeparata, Artemisiae Argyi Folium, Amomi Fructus (It is well-documented that maternal factors, such as advanced age, overweight and obesity, have adverse impacts on the pregnancy outcomes (