Visualization analysis of the international standard ISO/TC 249 for traditional Chinese medicine
- Author:
ZHAO Shuting
1
,
2
;
ZHONG Yanmei
1
;
HU Yuanzhang
3
,
4
;
SUN Tao
1
,
5
,
6
;
WU Chunjie
7
;
WEN Chuanbiao
1
,
2
Author Information
1. School of Intelligent Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, China
2. Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Digitalization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 610075, China
3. Medical Records and Statistics Room, The First People'
4. s Hospital of Yibin, Yibin, Sichuan 644000, China
5. Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Standardization, Ministry of Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, China
6. State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources with Southwest Characteristics, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, China
7. School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Digital Chinese Medicine
2022;5(2):103-111
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objective This study proposes to visually review the current situation and progress of standards sets by the International Organization for Standardization/Technical Committee on Traditional Chinese Medicine (ISO/TC 249). The review aims to explore the development strategies of the standards, which will exhibit the considerable impact on the economy, trade and exchanges, and cooperation in the area of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Methods ISO/TC 249 standards were searched on the ISO website, and their title, proposed time, current stage, scope, and classification were obtained for further summarization. Gephi was utilized to portray the co-occurrence network graph of the ISO/TC 249 standards subject. Results In ISO/TC 249, there were 116 standards, including 81 published standards and 35 developing standards by April 30, 2022. Two withdrawal standards were published after revision, which were not counted in the total standards. The number of published standards has been increasing since the first standard was published in 2014, whose title was “Sterile acupuncture needles for single use”. Among these standards, 17.24% (20/116) standards were in review, 56.03% (65/116) in publication, 3.45% (4/116) in approval, 5.17% (6/116) in enquiry, 3.45% (4/116) in committee, and 14.66% (17/116) in preparation, respectively. With 116 standards, most of the research focused on the medicament, as its classification of the International Classification for Standards (ICS) showed the proportion reaching 49.54%. The network analysis data revealed that the top five most frequent words were “materials” “root” “requirements” “products” and “system”, after removing the noise data, such as prepositions, conjunctions, and pronouns. Additionally, the word “system” co-exists with the terms “computerized” “coding” “image” “tongue” and “analysis”; the word “requirement” co-exists with “manufacturing” “decoction” “process” and “materials”; whereas the word “devices” co-exists with “pulse” “electric” “skin” and “measurement”. Conclusion With the increased diversification and complexity of problems, the development of standards is also oriented to multidisciplinary fields to cultivate the interdisciplinary talents, and especially the international standardization talents of compound TCM. Multi-angle analysis, formulation, and demonstration of standards, in line with industry needs in different disciplines, enhance the availability of standards and the ability to serve the industry.
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