a water extract of eight herbs: Pinelliae ternate Ten. Ex Breitenb., Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz., Gastrodia elata Blume, Citrus unshiu Marcow., Poria cocos Wolf, Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge var. typica C. K. Schneider, Siegesbeckia pubescens Makio., and Coptidis japonica Makino; inhibits NF-kappaB expression in lipopolysaccharide treated macrophages and reduces atherosclerotic lesions in cholesterol fed mice
