Exploring the characteristics and medication patterns for sweating syndrome in Chinese Medical Canon based on data mining
10.3969/j.issn.1673-9701.2025.29.014
- VernacularTitle:基于数据挖掘探讨《中华医典》中汗证的用药特点及规律
- Author:
Zhuangzhuang CHEN
1
;
Jia ZHANG
;
Zhili XIAO
;
Wei SUN
;
Mingzhong XIAO
Author Information
1. 湖北中医药大学第一临床学院,湖北武汉 430065
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Data mining;
Chinese Medical Canon;
Sweating syndrome;
Medication patterns
- From:
China Modern Doctor
2025;63(29):56-61,75
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the formulas and drugs related to sweating syndrome in Chinese Medical Canon through data mining,and explore the medication patterns of sweating syndrome treatment.Methods Literature related to sweating syndrome were searched the Chinese Medical Canon electronic database.A total of 2392 prescriptions were collected,including 1974 for spontaneous sweating syndrome,368 for night sweating syndrome,and 50 for yellow sweating syndrome.Association rule analysis and cluster analysis were performed on the included drugs.Results For spontaneous sweating syndrome,the key herbs were Gancao and Renshen,mainly pungent in flavor,primarily affecting the spleen meridian.Association rule analysis revealed 22 core herb pairs,clustering into 5 patterns.For night sweating syndrome,the key herbs were Danggui and Renshen,mainly sweet in flavor,primarily affecting the lung meridian.Association rule analysis revealed 12 core herb pairs,clustering into 5 patterns.For yellow sweating syndrome,the key herbs were Guizhi and Huangqi,mainly pungent in flavor,primarily affecting the lung meridian.Association rule analysis revealed 8 core herb pairs,clustering into 4 patterns.Conclusion This study systematically reveal the complex syndrome structures within three types of sweating syndromes and identify representative herbal combinations and their pathogenesis by cluster and association rule analysis.
