ABSTRACT
Objective:This paper discussed the law of drugs used in the treatment of damp-heat syndrome of hematochezia in ancient books of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the Chinese Medical Classics. Methods:The medical records of Chinese medicine for treating blood convenience were retrieved in the Chinese Medical Classics (5th Edition), and the prescriptions of internal medicine were included in the prescription of internal medicine for the treatment of the damp and heat syndrome of the bowel of the blood, and the information of the origin, classification and composition of TCM were extracted into excel 2019. The database was established and the frequency analysis was carried out. The high frequency drugs were cluster analyzed by SPSS statistics 22.0, and the correlation degree between the Chinese medicine was analyzed by SPSS modeler 18.1. Results:A total of 143 prescriptions used to treat damp-heat syndrome of hematochezia were collected, with 196 TCM drugs. The high-frequency drugs were Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Sanguisorbae Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma, Moutan Cortex, Sophorae Flos, and Sophorae Fructus. The cluster analysis and association analysis showed that, the herbs with potential association rules were Angelicae Sinensis Radix and Moutan Cortex, and the core drug was Angelicae Sinensis Radix, and the core drug pairs were Coptidis Rhizoma- Scutellariae Radix, Sophorae Flos-Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, Sophorae Flos-Schizonepetae Herba, Sophorae Fructus-Poria, Sophorae Fructus-Platycladi Cacumen, Schizonepetae Herba-Aurantii Fructus, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma-Paeoniae Radix Alba. Conclusion:The ancients mostly used Huaijiao pill, Huaihua powder and Diyu powder to treat the damp-heat syndrome of hematochezia, and attached importance to the compatibility of drugs that can strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, replenish qi and blood, and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.