Treatment of senile diseases by Chinese patent medicine should prescribe according to physiological and pathological specialty of the aged. It's necessary for treatment according to syndrome differentiation associating with the disease,reasonable combination of drugs avoiding adverse reactions,gentle medicine character but not fierce,small medicine quantity but not great, the use of Chinese patent medicine mild and tonic used properly but not excessively.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Geriatrics ; methods ; Humans ; Phytotherapy ; methods

Animals ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; Wound Healing

Animals ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; Ventricular Remodeling

Basic research of categorized formulae (CF) is one of the approaches to understand the scientific basis of formula assembling and syndrome differentiation in Chinese medicine. In this paper, the common features of CF researches were discussed. The authors held that the four issues, namely, the links between CF-syndrome-diseases, the compatibility of herbs in the core of CF, the comparison of similarities and differences in various kinds of CF, and the identification of effectual substantial basis of CF, are the kernel problems should be solved in CF research, also the scientific intension for elucidating the complex series of Chinese medicine prescriptions, revealing the rules of formula assembling and developing new drugs.
Drug Incompatibility ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; methods

Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; methods

Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; methods ; Spinal Cord Injuries ; therapy

Biomedical Research ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; methods

OBJECTIVEThe pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a functional gastrointestinal disorder, is poorly understood. Treatment by Chinese medicine and pharmacy (CMP) is superior to treatment by Western medicine (WM). Therefore, we aimed to analyze Chinese medical experts' experiences in treating IBS by data mining.

METHODSBy retrieving related literatures from 1994 to 2012 from CNKI, we chose proved cases and screened effective medical records to establish a database using structural electronic medical case collecting system and data mining. The thinking ways of modern physicians in diagnosis and treatment of IBS were analyzed.

RESULTSTotally 116 medical cases from 46 Chinese medical experts were recruited and analyzed. Results showed that Gan depression and Pi deficiency were most basic syndrome elements. In addition, cold dampness, damp heat, yang deficiency, and Shen deficiency were main elements for the development of diarrhea predominant IBS (IBS-D). Qi stagnation, yin deficiency, qi deficiency, and blood stasis were main elements for the development of constipation predominant IBS (IBS-C). Soothing Gan-qi and strengthening Pi was the most important treatment method. White peony root, prepared atractylodes, prepared licorice, tangerine peel, poria, bupleurum, Radix sileris, lanceolata, and Radix aucklandiae were the most common Chinese herbs used in treating IBS.

CONCLUSIONS(1) Gan depression and Pi deficiency was the main pathogenesis for IBS. Diagnosis and treatment of IBS should be performed clinically according to its development. Tongxie Yao-fang should be used as the basic prescription with modification according to syndrome differentiation. (2) Data mining will have a wide application prospect in studying medical cases.

Treating different diseases by the same method is one of the most important characteristics in Chinese medicine, and as the main principle of treatment it has been widely applied in Chinese clinics. Its clinical effect is clear. The integration of 'differentiation of diseases' and 'differentiation of syndrome' should be the prerequisite and basis of 'treating different diseases by the same method'. Only if different diseases have the same syndrome, the same treatment can be used on them. Replenishing qi and strengthening Shen is a widely used method that carries out 'treating different diseases by the same method'. It is indicated that the method of 'replenishing qi and strengthening Shen' has preferable effects on many diseases. Part of its mechanism is associated with the improvement of function of neuro-endocrine-immune network, and therefore, it has the clinical effect of 'adjustment of the whole and improvement of the part' on partial disorders. Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), uterine bleeding in puberty, anovulatory infertility, Kidney syndrome and aging, although they are attributed to different diseases and states, only if they have the syndrome of Shen deficiency, the principle of 'treating different diseases by the same method' and the method of 'replenishing qi 'and strengthening Shen' can be used effectively.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; methods

Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; methods