关于主成分分析在中药和天然药物分析研究中应用的探讨

Discussion on application of principal component analysis in analysis of traditional Chinese medicines and natural drugs

主成分分析法是一种常用的化学计量学方法,该文从主成分分析的历史发展过程出发,不仅对其基本原理进行了详细地描述,而且对该方法在中药和天然药物的分析研究工作中的应用进行了分类和探讨,最后对主成分分析在该领域的应用前景进行了展望。

Principal component analysis is a widely used chemometric method. In this paper,the development history of principal component analysis was summarized,and then its basic principle was elaborated. Afterwards,its applications in the analysis of traditional Chinese medicines and natural drugs were classified and discussed with some representative examples. Finally,the prospect of its application was outlooked at the end of this paper.