Herbal medicine prescribing patterns from contemporary famous old TCM doctors for treating coronary heart disease: an analysis based on data mining
Journal Title: Medical Data Mining - Year 2021, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: To analyze the herbal medicine prescribing patterns of contemporary famous old traditional Chinese medicine doctors in treating coronary heart disease, based on data mining technology, so as to provide useful insights into the clinical practice. Methods: Databases, including Medline (January 1966 to December 2019), Wanfang (January 1982 to December 2019), VIP Database (January 1989 to December 2019), CNKI (January 1979 to December 2019), CBMdisc (January 1978 to December 2019), and Classic Case Collection from Contemporary Famous Old Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctors were searched, and 224 eligible studies involving 416 patients were entered into the case study database after data processing. Frequency analysis and association rule analysis were used to investigate the prescribing patterns of contemporary famous old traditional Chinese medicine doctors in treating coronary heart disease. Results: In total 290 kinds of Chinese herbal drugs and 19 core drugs were used in the cases studied. The most commonly used categories were “Qi-Tonifying Drugs”, “Blood-Activating Drugs”, and “Phlegm-Eliminating Drugs”. The association rule analysis identified 14 commonly used herbal pairs, 19 three-drug combinations, and 1 four-drug combination. Conclusion: Contemporary famous old traditional Chinese medicine doctors considered warming heart yang as an extremely important approach to treat coronary heart disease based on Zhang Zhongjing’s treatment for chest painful obstruction caused by “Inactivity of Chest Yang” (blockade of phlegm turbidity). Both symptoms and root causes were addressed in the formulas prescribed by these doctors. “Tonifying Qi, Nourishing Yin, Activating Blood, and Eliminating Phlegm” were the most commonly used therapeutic methods for patients with coronary heart disease.
Authors and Affiliations
Yong Chen, Jie Wang, Tong Yang, De-Ying He, Yi Ren
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