Study on the Medication Rules of Prescriptions for Vitiligo Treated by Contemporary Chinese Medicine
Objective:To explore the medication rules of prescriptions for vitiligo by performing frequency analysis,cluster analysis,factor analysis and association rules analysis of TCM prescriptions for the treatment of vitiligo.Methods:The prescriptions for TCM therapy of vitiligo were input into Excel,descriptive analysis,factor analysis and cluster analysis of the input herbs were conducted using SPSS21.0 statistical software;association rules analysis was conducted using SPSS modeler 18.Results:The study included 117 medical cases and 305 prescriptions;Cijili(Tribulus terrestris L.),Danggui(Angelicae sinensis radix)and Buguzhi(Psoraleae fructus)ranked the top three positions among high-frequency medicines;the herbs of tonifcation,entering the meridian of liver,sweet in taste and warm in nature held the most;nine factors have been yielded by factor analysis,11 drug combinations obtained by cluster analysis and 14 drug groups by association rule analysis;Danggui+Cijili+ Buguzhi is the drug group with the highest association.Conclusion:Importance should be attached to the compatibility of Danggui+Cijili+Buguzhi in clinic since Qi and blood disharmony is throughout the course of vitiligo.