Visual analysis of Chinese medicine research on androgenetic alopecia based on knowledge mapping
Objective To visually analyze the current situation and hotspot of Chinese medicine research on androgenetic alopecia(AGA)in China.Methods The literature related to Chinese medicine research on AGA was retrieved from the CNKI,Wanfang Data,and VIP databases from incep-tion to December,2022.CiteSpace 6.1.R6 and VOSviewer 1.6.17 software were used to analyze the number of publications,authors,institutions,and keywords in this field.Results This study included 558 pieces of literature,and the annual number of publications showed an increasing trend.The research focused on traditional Chinese medicine syndrome type,treatment mode,mechanism of action,observation of curative effect,and experience inheritance,and the research trend was clinical curative effect and mechanism of action.Conclusion The traditional Chinese medicine syndrome type and treatment method of AGA are becoming more and more complete,and the treatment methods are becoming more and more diversified and comprehensive.In the future,the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of AGA can be further explored,and high-quality clinical studies can be carried out to promote the further development of this field.
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