TANG Dongxin, YANG Zhu, JIN Lulu, et al. Data Mining of Medication Rules by Professor LIU Shangyi in the Treatment of Menstrual Disorders[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2016, 57(12): 1019-1022.
TANG Dongxin, YANG Zhu, JIN Lulu, et al. Data Mining of Medication Rules by Professor LIU Shangyi in the Treatment of Menstrual Disorders[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2016, 57(12): 1019-1022.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2016.12.008.
Data Mining of Medication Rules by Professor LIU Shangyi in the Treatment of Menstrual Disorders
Objective To analyze the medication rules by national traditional Chinese medicine master Prof. LIU Shangyi in the treatment of menstrual disorders adopting data mining technology. Methods Records of 147 patients with menstrual disorders who visited Prof. LIU Shangyi in Guo Yi Tang Clinic from January to November
2014 were collected. Patients’ clinical data and prescription( herbs) information were extracted. Herbs used frequencies were counted with Auxiliary System of Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance( V2. 5). Herb combinations and prescription rules were analyzed with association rules
entropy clustering and complex system entropy clustering. Results One hundred and forty-seven patients were given 137 herbs totally. Top 5 frequent used herbs were
in order
Chuanxiong( Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong
川芎)( 113)
Danggui( Radix Angelicae Sinensis
当归)( 104)
Yujin( Radix Curcumae
郁金)( 81)
Ezhu( Rhizoma Curcumae
莪术)( 76) and Foshou( Citrus Chirocarpus
佛手)( 73)
and herbs combinations were
in order
Danggui-Chuanxiong( 96)
Foshou-Yujin( 73)
Chuanxiong-Yujin( 70)
Chuanxiong-Ezhu( 67) and Danggui-Yujin( 65). Top 5 correlations between herbs based on modified mutual information method were
in order
Ezhu-Fabanxia( Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum
法半夏)( 0. 0359)
YujinShengdihuang( Radix Rehamnniae
生地黄)( 0. 0352)
Yujin-Zelan( Herba Lycopi
泽兰)( 0. 0332)
ChuanxiongZelan( 0. 0326) and Chuanxiong-Qiancao( Radix Rubiae
茜草)( 0. 0326). There were 18 herb core combinations in total based on complex system entropy clustering
mainly including Ezhu
Chuanxiong
Liujinu( Artemisia anomala
刘寄奴)
Huangqin( Radix Scutellariae
黄芩)
Fabanxia
Binlang( Semen Arecae
槟榔)
Tusizi( Semen Cuscutae
菟丝子)
Zaojiaoci( Spina Gleditsiae
皂角刺)
Baijiezi( Semen Brassicae
白芥子)
Danggui
Yimucao( Herba Leonuri
益母草)
Yujin
Huangbai( Cortex Phellodendri
黄柏) and Foshou. Conclusion Prof. LIU Shangyi is good at using herbs of Yang and emphasizes regulating the liver when treating menstrual disorders. In addition to promoting blood circulation