This herb is anti-inflammatory, hepato-protective, mild sedative, antipyretic (reduces fever), analgesic, adaptogen, and anti-tussive. The primary chemical constituents of Bupleurum Root include fatty acids, glycosides, oleic acid, palmitic acid, quercetin, and narcissin. It clears the liver, reduces heat, and clears liver qi stagnation. Research indicates that it can lower blood pressure and protect the liver from toxins.

The root and stem of R. officinale are used to treat constipation, as well as to aid in the dissolution of blood clots and pus eruptions. In modern medicine, R. officinale has been found to be useful in treatment of Hepatitis. It can also lower blood pressure and decrease the content of cholesterol.

This herb is sweet and tasteless in flavour, cold in nature. It acts on the kidney and urinary bladder channels. Being sweet and tasteless for inducing diuresis and excreting dampness, and cold for clearing heat and removing fire, the herb can remove water dampness to alleviate edema, and is good at clearing heat and fire to eliminate fever of deficiency type. It contains a kind of constitute which can resist fatty liver.

The root of Polygonum cuspidatum is used to treat rheumatism, algomenorrhea,etc. Research indicates that Polygonum cuspidatum is useful in decreasing the content of cholesterol and triglyceride.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa), the bright yellow of the spice rainbow, is a powerful medicine that has long been used in the Chinese systems of medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of conditions, including flatulence, jaundice, menstrual difficulties, bloody urine, hemorrhage, toothache, bruises, chest pain, and colic. It can also help the formation and the secretion of gall so that the cholesterol in excrement can increase.

Sweet, bitter, salty in favour, slightly cold in nature, it acts on liver and large intestine channels. The moist quality, sweet flavour and the cold property of the herb clear the heat and the liver fire, nourish Yin, improve vision, and ease the bowels by clearing the heat and nourishing the large intestine. Therefore, this herb is used for treating conjunctival congestion caused by liver-fire, blurring vision due to deficiency of Yin and constipation caused by intestinal dryness. Also it is useful in lowing blood pressure and decreasing the content of blood lipids.

It has the following properties: 1. improves hyper and hypotensions 2. improves nervous tension, neurosis 3.improves chronic bronchitis, hepatitis 4.improves leukocytopenia and reticuloendothelial system 5. effective in numerous other ailments 6.treat familial hypercholesterolemia.

Hawthorn most commonly is used to treat heart disease and to treat and prevent cardiovascular disorders. Herbalists consider hawthorn to be the world's best heart tonic. It increases blood flow to the heart by dilating the coronary arteries; lowers blood pressure and eases the heart's workload by dilating arteries in the arms and legs; and increases the force of the heart's contractions. It can also treat chest stuffy or pain caused by hypertension or hyperlipoidemia.

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), P. multiflorum is believed to: Tonify the kidneys; Balance a fragile yin; Treat weak bones and premature graying of hair. Meanwhile, it can prevent the deposition of cholesterol in liver.

This herb is a little bitter and a little warm in nature. It acts on the spleen and lung channels. Ginsenoside in ginseng can treat familial hypercholesterolemia. It can decrease the content of cholesterol when the familial hypercholesterolemia occurs.