Traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of ulcerative colitis in 2013-2023：a bibliometric analysis
- VernacularTitle:2013－2023年中医药治疗溃疡性结肠炎的文献计量学分析
- Author:
Cheng ZENG
1
;
Sizhen GU
1
;
Shiyun HUANG
1
;
Danbo DOU
1
Author Information
1. Dept. of Traditional Medicine，Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Shanghai 201203，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ulcerative colitis;
traditional Chinese medicine;
bibliometrics;
visual analysis
- From:
China Pharmacy
2024;35(5):548-554
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To analyze the current research status and hotspots of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） in the treatment of ulcerative colitis （UC） via bibliometrics method. METHODS The clinical， basic， and pharmacological research of TCM in the treatment of UC in the CNKI core journals database and Web of Science core collection database were searched from January 2013 to April 2023. The CiteSpace 6.1. R6 software was adopted to analyze the number of authors， institutions and keywords. What’s more， a visual map was plotted. RESULTS Overall， 1 060 Chinese articles and 555 English articles were included. In 2013-2023， the number of relevant research documents issued by TCM in the treatment of UC has shown a significant upward trend. Among the included literature， there are 59 core authors in Chinese and 33 core authors in English. A stable group centered on multiple key scholars has been formed. Chinese research hotspots focus on the experience of famous doctors， classical famous prescriptions， etc.； English research hotspots center on cells， expression， activation，signaling pathway， etc. The study of intestinal flora， inflammatory factors， and other mechanisms has attracted much attention in both Chinese and English literature. CONCLUSIONS In recent years， some progress has been made in the study of treating UC with TCM. In the future， the top-level design of clinical research protocols based on maintaining the characteristics of TCM should be strengthened. Moreover， the long- term efficacy evaluation of TCM in the treatment of UC should be emphasized， and new technologies such as metabolomics and protein sequencing should be actively adopted to explore the scientific connotation of TCM compatibility in treating diseases.
