Data mining of the treatment regularity of traditional Chinese medicine for functional dyspepsia with liver and stomach disharmony
Objective Based on data mining,this study discusses and summarizes the medication rules of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of functional dyspepsia with disharmony between liver and stomach in the past decade.Methods 139 related papers were retrieved from CNKI,and the prescription database was established with the 139 prescriptions extracted from it,and the frequency statistics,association rules and cluster analysis were performed.Results Among the 139 prescriptions,the high-frequency prescriptions were Chaihu Shugan Powder,Shuwei Decoction and Chaizhi Pinggan Decoction.The four properties of herbs were mainly warm and normal pulse,five kinds of flavour were mainly pungent,bitter and sweet,and the meridian distribution were mainly spleen meridian,stomach meridian,lung meridian and liver meridian.Four clusters were obtained,namely:Fructus Aurantii,Ligusticum chuanxiong,Fructus Amomi,Bergamot,Licorice,Chaihu,and White Peony;Fructus Aurantii,Corydalis yanhusuo,Xiangfu,Shenqu,etc.The drug pairs with high confidence were"aromatic turmeric-Chinese thorowax,Corydalis ambigua-Chinese thorowax,Chuanxiong-herbaceous peony,herbaceous peony-Chinese thorowax,Licorice-Chinese thorowax".Conclusion For treating functional dyspepsia caused by disharmony between liver and stomach,it is important to regulate liver qi and relieve depression as well as harmonize spleen and stomach functions.In terms of medication,on one hand,attention should be paid to Chinese herbs that can counteract depression and enhance gastrointestinal motility;on the other hand,mild and balanced herbs should be used to avoid injuring spleen and stomach qi.Moreover,it is not advisable to focus only on liver,stomach and spleen;lung function should also be taken care of,and yin-yang balance should be emphasized.
Functional dyspepsiaLiver and stomach disharmonyData mining