Study on Professor Wang Kungen's Therapeutic Principles in Treating Chronic Constipation Based on Data Mining / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective] To study Professor Wang Kungen's therapeutic principles in treating chronic constipation by data mining therapy. [Method]First, establish Wang Kungen's medical records database; then do data standardization and data mining. [Result]There are totally 207 cases that meet the demand. The major patterns of syndrome of CC in Professor Wang Kungen's medical records are as follows: gastrointestinal heat syndrome, stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency, Yin deficiency syndrome, Qi deficiency. The major prescriptions are as follows: Liumo Decoction, Xiao Yao San, Pi Yue Pill, Buzhong Yiqi decoction. There is close correlation between prescriptions and patterns as follows: gastrointestinal heat syndrome and Liumo Decoction; stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency and Xiao Yao San; Yin deficiency syndrome and Pi Yue Pill; Qi deficiency and Buzhong Yiqi decoction. There is close correlation between herbs as follows: rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae and fructus arctii; rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae and radix paeoniae alba; fructus cannabis and elecampane; rhizoma atractylodis and fuling; peach kernel and cortex moutan; semen raphani and fructus aurantii.[Conclusion] The evidence type of chronic constipation is relatively purging heat and keeping body fluid, soothing the liver and stomach, tonifying spleen and moistening intestines, tonifying Qi.