SUN Shi-guang, JING Jing, SUN Rong. Analysis on Composition Principles of Prescriptions for Insomnia Disease by Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Support System[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(9): 208-211.
SUN Shi-guang, JING Jing, SUN Rong. Analysis on Composition Principles of Prescriptions for Insomnia Disease by Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Support System[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(9): 208-211. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2015090208.
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the prescription compatibility principles of for insomnia by traditional Chinese medicine inheritance support system (TCMISS). Method: The prescriptions for insomnia from four databases (CNKI
VIP
WANGFANG and SinoMed)
were collected and analyzed using data mining method after data entry into the TCMISS. Result: Based on the analysis of 126 cases of prescriptions
that reported in 84 literatures
36 herbs (frequency≥8) were found frequently used in clinic
and 39 couplet medicines (support≥8)
10 association rules (support≥8 and confidence≥0.6)
19 core combinations and 4 new prescriptions were mined from the databases. Conclusion: TCMISS is a helpful tool for the research of traditional Chinese medicine
and prescriptions for insomnia are mainly composed of drugs with tonic effect
supplemented by herbs with mind-easing and/or antipyretic effects;furthermore
herbs for tranquilization are specific to prescriptions for insomnia.