Interpretation and application of Classification Standard of Evidence in Ancient Books of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)are the crystallization of the wisdom of TCM clinical practice and an important basis for guiding clinical diagnosis and treatment activities.Teaching materials and modern monographs of TCM are often written on the basis of inheriting the ideas of ancient books.The knowledge of ancient books of Chinese medicine is recorded in ancient books,and the evidence of ancient books is formed after evaluation,which can be used as the basis for the formulation of clinical practice guidelines.In order to evaluate TCM ancient books and the TCM ancient book knowledge and form the evidence of ancient books,we put forward the Classification Standard of Evidence in Ancient Books of Traditional Chinese Medicine.After the publication of the standard content,it was adopted by several guideline compilation teams,but users also gave feedback on the questions in the operation,so this study aims to interpret its content and verify it in practice.This study takes the clinical question of whether'Xuanqi Decoction can treat headache'as an example,applies the Classification Standard of Evidence in Ancient Books of Traditional Chinese Medicine to retrieve and evaluate the relevant evidence of ancient Chinese medicine,and evaluates the citation,author and source factors of the ancient book Lanshi Micang of Xuanqi Decoction.The two latitudes and their details are scored,and the ancient book score of Lanshi Micang is 10 points.The two dimensions and their details of the evidence background and evidence evaluation of'Xuanqi Decoction in the treatment of headache'are scored,and the evidence score of ancient Chinese medicine is 9.5 points,which belongs to grade I evidence.After comprehensive evaluation by experts,it is believed that the advantages of this evidence are far greater than the disadvantages in clinical application.It is strongly recommended to use Xuanqi Decoction to treat headache.The scores and grading results of ancient Chinese medicine books are consistent with the expert consensus.This study indicates that the Classification Standard of Evidence in Ancient Books of Traditional Chinese Medicine is operable and easy to apply,and can be widely used in the evaluation of TCM ancient books and evidence of TCM ancient books.
TCM ancient book evidenceEvidence classificationEvidence recommendationXuanqi DecoctionHeadache