Zheng Classification in Chinese Medicine: from Its Integration with Disease Diagnosis to Clinical Effectiveness Assessment and Combinational New Drug Discovery.
- Author:
Ai-ping LV
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Anti-Infective Agents;
Drug Combinations;
Drug Discovery;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
classification;
Evidence-Based Medicine;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Nutrition Therapy;
Precision Medicine;
Syndrome;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2015;35(8):942-945
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
As the core of traditional Chinese medicine theory, Zheng (syndrome, or pattern) classification will promote personalized medicine by changing the clinical diagnosis into a more precise mode when integrating Zheng classification with disease diagnosis approaches. The author adopted rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a disease model, to explore the scientific fundamentals of Zheng classification based on disease diagnosis using systemic biological approaches and evidence-based medicine design, as well as developed novel approaches on the methodology of clinical effectiveness evaluation on Chinese medicine and R&D of combinational drugs design based on Fu Fang (Chinese herbal formula). Some unique research design and methods are herein introduced.
