Analysis on the mechanism of core drugs in treating exogenous cough in Clinical Guidelines and Medical Records

Objective:To explore the core drug of Tian-shi Ye(1666 C.E.–1745 C.E.,a famous medical experts in Qing Dynasty)for treating exogenous cough and its mechanism of action.Methods:The database of prescriptions for treating exogenous cough was established in Clinical Guide to Medical Records,and the complex network was constructed with frequency analysis and Gephi 0.9.2 software to obtain the core drug for exogenous cough,and the network of traditional Chinese medicine-component-disease-target regulation was constructed through network pharmacology to reveal the potential mechanism.Results:Xingren(Amygdalus Communis Vas)is the core drug for the treatment of exogenous cough in the“Clinical Guidelines and Medical Records”.It contains 19 active ingredients and forms 27 traditional Chinese medicine-disease targets for the treatment of acute bronchitis.Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis involving 114 pathways,including arachidonic acid metabolism pathways,peroxidase pathways,estrogen metabolism pathways,and tryptophan metabolism pathways are the main signal pathways involved.Conclusion:Xingren(Amygdalus Communis Vas)-acute bronchitis has a multi-molecule,multi-target,and multi-pathway,and may be regulating the arachidonic acid metabolism pathway,peroxidase pathway,estrogen metabolism pathway,and tryptophan metabolism pathway.Such interventions as various biological processes in the body play a role in the treatment of acute bronchitis.

A study of medication rules of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of pre diabetes based on data mining

Background:To summarize the concerted application and prescription rules of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of pre diabetes.Methods:Microsoft Excel 2010 was used to summarize the categories,nature,flavour and channel tropism of drugs.The cluster analysis of high-frequency drugs was carried out by SPSS 22.0,and the association rules of high-frequency drugs were analyzed by Apriori algorithm provided by SPSS modeler 14.0.Results:One hundred and forty-six references were included,including 153 prescriptions and 131 drugs.Their frequency of use is listed in the following order.The top 3 categories of drugs were“Tonifying,Heat-Clearing”,diuresis and“Diffusing Dampness”drugs.The top 5 drugs were Huangqi(Astragali radix),Fuling(Poria),Huanglian(Coptidis rhizoma),Shanyao(Dioscoreae rhizoma),Gegen(Puerariae lobatae radix).The top 3 channel tropism of drugs were spleen,stomach and lung.The top 3 nature of drugs were cold,warm and calm.The top 3 flavour of drugs were sweet,bitter and pungent.The cluster analysis of high-frequency drugs showed that it could be classified into 4 categories:“Benefiting Qi”for promoting production of fluid,“Clearing Heat”and“Eliminating Dampness”,“Nourishing Yin”and“Clearing Heat”,and“Invigorating Spleen”for“Diffusing Dampness”.The results of association rule analysis showed that the combination with the highest degree of confidence and support was Poria-Chenpi(Citri reticulatae pericarpium)-Banxia(Pinelliae rhizoma)-Baizhu(Atractylodis macrocephalae rhizoma)and the combination with the highest frequency was Astragali radix-Puerariae lobatae radix.Conclusion:The pre diabetes is due to deficiency.The disease location is spleen and stomach and the pathological factor is phlegm-damp,that is why benefiting qi and invigorating spleen is regarded as the key link of clinical treatment.