Progress in immunopharmacologic study of Yupingfeng powder

Abstract

Yupingfeng Powder (YPFP, Open image in new window ), a recipe which consists of Radix Astragalus, Rhizoma Atractylodes Alba and Radix Sileris is originally from the book “Experiences of ZHU Danxi” (written by ZHU Danxi, a famous doctor in the Yuan Dynasty). FZ Kong, YH Shen, et al found that YPFP had action on anti-bacterial adhesion. (1,2) It was used in clinical practice to prevent diseases of respiratory tract, such as Wind-Cold, respiratory infection, allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma. It was recently found that YPFP could affect extensively the immune system, and the related studies were summarized in this article as follows.