HUANG Pei-ci, MA Yong. Prescription Rules for External Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Knee Osteoarthritis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(2): 195-199.
HUANG Pei-ci, MA Yong. Prescription Rules for External Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Knee Osteoarthritis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(2): 195-199. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2016020195.
Objective:To analyze the prescription rules in external use for knee osteoarthritis by using Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)Inheritance Support System. Method:TCM external use prescriptions in the literature of last 15 years for treating knee osteoarthritis were collected. Association rules algorithm
complex system entropy clustering and other unsupervised data mining methods were used to analyze the frequency of various herbs and association rules between the herbs and dig for core combinations and new prescriptions. Result:The prescriptions were mainly of relaxing the muscles and stimulating the blood circulation or Haitongpi decoction;18 core combinations and 9 new prescriptions were dig out. Conclusion:Commonly used external use drugs for knee osteoarthritis are blood circulation drugs