Research on Application Rules of Paeoniae Radix and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulae Data and Network Correlation Analysis
Abstract:Objective:Based on the database of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescriptions,the compatibility and application rules of Paeoniae Radix and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma were explored by data mining methods such as network correlation analysis. Methods:A total of 7484 prescriptions containing Paeoniae Radix and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma were retrieved from the database of TCM prescriptions,and the relationship between the dosage,compatibility ratio,compatibility,preparation and usage of Paeoniae Radix-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma as well as prescription efficacy and disease attribution was statistically analyzed. Cytoscape 3.7.0,SPSS Modeler and other tools were used to mine and analyze the relationship and present it with network correlation diagram. Results:The results showed that the common dosage of Paeoniae Radix was 31.25 g (1114 times) and 15.53 g (799 times),while that of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma was 15.53 g (1043 times) and 31.25 g (873 times). The common compatibility ratio was 1∶1,accounting for 37.06% of the total. The commonly used compatibility drugs of Paeoniae Radix-Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma were Angelica sinensis Radix,Chuanxiong Rhizoma,Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma,Poria and Rehmannia Radix,accounting for 16.63% of the total. The commonly used methods were water decocting,raw internal medicine,wine decocting,external uses,water alcohol decocting together,paste decocting,vinegar decocting. The main efficacy of the prescriptions was analgesia,tonic deficiency,detoxification,dispelling wind,detumescence and improving eyesight. Diseases were attributed to internal medicine,surgery,gynaecology,pediatrics,ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology. In addition,the dosage,compatibility ratio and preparation usage were correlated with efficacy and disease attribution. Conclusion:These findings provide an important scientific basis for the clinical application of Paeoniae Radix and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,and are benifical for the research and development of modern TCM.