Law of Original Prescriptions for Blood Stasis Syndrome in Records of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Combination by Zhang Xichun
Objective To summarize the law of original prescriptions for blood stasis syndrome and the traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)thought in Records of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Combination by Zhang Xichun.Methods The original prescriptions for blood stasis syndrome in the book were collected,and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Support System V3.0 was utilized to establish a database for analyzing the law of these prescriptions.Results A total of 346 prescriptions were included,involving 179 Chinese medicinal herbs.The four most frequently used herbs were Myrrh,Radix Angelicae Sinensis,Frankincense,and Radix Astragali.The herbs were primarily warm,cold,and moderate in nature,and bitter,sweet,and pungent in flavor,targeting the liver,spleen,and heart meridians.The primary effects were tonifying deficiency,promoting blood circulation and resolving stasis,and clearing heat.Fifty high-frequency herb combinations were identified,along with 11 association rules,which revealed three independent combinations with high frequency and high confidence level:Myrrh-Frankincense,Rhizoma Sparganii-Rhizoma Curcumae,and Concha Ostreae-Ossa Draconis.K-means clustering grouped the prescriptions into three categories based on their compatibility:promo-ting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis,tonifying deficiency and resolving blood stasis,and removing toxin and re-solving blood stasis,from which three core prescriptions were extracted.Conclusion In the Records of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Combination by Zhang Xichun,there were three treatment principles for blood stasis syndrome:promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis,tonifying deficiency and resolving blood stasis,and removing toxin and resolving blood stasis.This demonstrated Zhang emphasized the TCM philosophy of supporting the healthy qi and dis-pelling pathogenic factors while utilizing prescriptions that promote blood circulation and resolve blood stasis.
Records of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in CombinationZhang XichunBlood stasis syn-dromePrescription lawData mining