preparation of Carthami Flos (dried flowers of Carthamus tinctorius L.), Salviae Radix (dried root and stolon of Salvia officinalis L.), Paeoniae Radix (dried root and stolon of Paeonia anomala L.), Ligustici Rhizoma (dried root and stolon of Ligusticum capillaceum H.Wolff), Angelicae sinensis Radix (dried root and stolon of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels); used to treat sepsis