Study on Medicine Using Regularity of TCM Treatment for Hypothyroidism Based on CNKI

VernacularTitle:基于CNKI的中医治疗甲状腺功能减退症用药规律研究
Author: Siting XIAO ; Pu WANG ; Yaxu WANG ; Jialun WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: hypothyroidism; data mining; composing principle
From: Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(4):44-46
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To discuss medicine using regularity of TCM treatment for hypothyroidism. Methods Articles in the CNKI from Jan. 2000 to Dec. 2013 were searched. Articles about TCM treatment for hypothyroidism were screened for the establishment of database. Microsoft Excel was used to analyze the frequency of main medicine, composing principle, and combination of new medicine in the articles. Results Totally 150 cases of prescriptions about hypothyroidism were screened, which involved 178 Chinese herbal medicines. Poria in the prescriptions appears with the highest frequency;Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma and Poria have the highest frequency of medicinal pair. 14 core combinations and 7 new combinations were obtained through evolution. Conclusion Most doctors’ TCM treatment for hypothyroidism in CNKI is to replenish qi to invigorate the spleen, warm the kidney to tonify yang, and excrete water and dampness.