Yakammaoto

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Yakammaoto is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation containing nine ingredients, including Ephedra sinica, Pinellia ternate, Zingiber officinale, Tussilago farfara, Aster tataricus, Ziziphus jujube, Belamcanda chinensis, Asarum sieboldii, and Schisandra chinensis.

One study showed it had antiviral activity against Coxsackie B4.[1]

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  1. Yen, Ming Hong; Lee, Jia Jung; Yeh, Chia Feng; Wang, Kuo Chih; Chiang, Ya Wen; Chiang, Lien Chai; Chang, Jung San (February 12, 2014), "Yakammaoto inhibited human coxsackievirus B4 (CVB4)-induced airway and renal tubular injuries by preventing viral attachment, internalization, and replication", Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 151 (3): 1056–1063, doi:10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.049, ISSN 1872-7573, PMID 24361333