2018
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.03.11
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Medication regularity of pulmonary fibrosis treatment by contemporary traditional Chinese medicine experts based on data mining

Abstract: Background: Treatment of pulmonary fibrosis by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has accumulated important experience. Our interest is in exploring the medication regularity of contemporary Chinese medical specialists treating pulmonary fibrosis.Methods: Through literature search, medical records from TCM experts who treat pulmonary fibrosis, which were published in Chinese and English medical journals, were selected for this study. As the object of study, a database was established after analysing the record… Show more

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“…The data on the use of traditional Chinese medicine in treating pulmonary diseases show that Activating Blood Circulation Chinese Medicine such as Salvia miltiorrhiza , Angelicae sinensis , Nourishing Qi such as Astragalus membranaceus and their combination have the highest frequency of clinical use (Du & Wang, ; Yan, Yan, Zeng, Li, & Huang, ; Zhang, Wu, Liu, Li, & Zhang, ). From 1999 to 2011, the results of investigation of the utilization of blood‐activating and stasis‐removing drugs for treating lung diseases showed that Salvia miltiorrhiza and peach kernels were most frequently used in the clinic, with the frequency reaching 16.36 and 16.14% (Chen, ), respectively.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The data on the use of traditional Chinese medicine in treating pulmonary diseases show that Activating Blood Circulation Chinese Medicine such as Salvia miltiorrhiza , Angelicae sinensis , Nourishing Qi such as Astragalus membranaceus and their combination have the highest frequency of clinical use (Du & Wang, ; Yan, Yan, Zeng, Li, & Huang, ; Zhang, Wu, Liu, Li, & Zhang, ). From 1999 to 2011, the results of investigation of the utilization of blood‐activating and stasis‐removing drugs for treating lung diseases showed that Salvia miltiorrhiza and peach kernels were most frequently used in the clinic, with the frequency reaching 16.36 and 16.14% (Chen, ), respectively.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the past decades, many efforts have been done to study this process, whereas most researches have only focused on one part of this process. Zhang et al [ 9 ] applied the data mining technology to explore the drug rules of pulmonary fibrosis based on TCM medical records. Yu et al [ 10 ] analyzed the dose data of TCM prescriptions by optimizing the traditional Cheng-Church double clustering algorithm (CC).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[ 25 ] Due to the diversity of active ingredients in CHF compositions and the potential synergistic effect among them, which enable them to have a wide-ranging targets and multiple therapeutic mechanisms. [ 26 ] Moreover, acupuncture, moxibustion, and acupoint application also have the functions of regulating and improving inflammation and immunity. [ 27 29 ]…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Many trials have shown that these TCM interventions seem to have positive significance for IPF treatment, especially for the improvement of symptoms and QoL. [ 26 ] Subsequently, the number of SRs and meta-analyses pooling these results increased significantly. [ 30 32 ] Currently, there is still no overview of systematic review (OoSR) to synthesize the evidences of effectiveness of multiple TCM interventions, either alone or combined with routine western medicine measures, on the main symptoms and QoL of IPF patients in these SRs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%