International Journal of Medicine and Data

Objective To analyze the prescriptions for the treatment of asthma in the Chinese Medical Code, and to study the characteristics and rules of their use, so as to provide reference for the clinical treatment of asthma. Methods The eligible prescriptions were included in the database, frequency analysis was performed by Excel 2021, association rule analysis and implicit structure analysis were performed by SPSS modeler 18.0 and lantern 5.0, and the characteristics and rules of medication used in ancient literature for asthma were discussed from multiple perspectives. Results A total of 455 prescriptions were included, the total frequency of use was 3415 times, and 326 herbs, licorice, pinellia, Tuckaia, almond appeared frequently. The drug properties were mainly warm, followed by cold and heat. The medicine tastes sweet, bitter and bitter. Return to the lung, spleen, kidney channels. A total of 25 strong association rules were obtained, among which the main strong association rules were Tuckahoe White Rhizoma, Pinellia pinellia, orange peel and licorice. A total of 11 hidden variables, 4 types of comprehensive clustering, four groups of core prescriptions, and then inferred that the four groups of asthma syndromes were kidney deficiency, cold drink internal stopping, spleen deficiency and dampness, phlegm turbidification and lung obstruction. Conclusion There are four core syndromes in the prescription of asthma in ancient literature, and the contribution of phlegm-turbidity-obstructed asthma is greater. The treatment of asthma should be dialectically used to supplement the liver and kidney, warm the lung and Hua Yin, dry dampness and spleen, expectorant TCM.

Asthma; Hidden structure; Association rules analysis; Drug rule