ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the regularity of Chinese patent medicine prescriptions for Qi deficiency and blood sta-sis syndrome (QDBSS),and to provide reference for studying QDBSS diagnosis standard and new TCM for related symptoms. METHODS:Chinese patent medicine for QDBSS were collected from Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 edition) and Chinese Mate-ria Medica Preparation(1993 version). The regularity of Chinese patent medicine prescriptions and symptom association rule were analyzed by using TCM inheritance auxiliary system (V2.5). RESULTS:Among the 171 symptoms,chest tightness,shortness of breath,chest pain,fatigue and palpitation were common symptoms,and three groups of symptoms were included as chest tight-ness-shortness of breath-chest pain-palpitation-irregularly pulse;mouth and eye deviation-numbness of hands and feet-hemiple-gia-stiff tongue-spasm;hypomenorrhea-irregular menstruation-abdominal mass-dysmenorrheal. One hundred and thirty-one Chinese patent medicines included 304 ingredients,top 5 in the list of frequency were Astragalus membranaceus,Salvia militiorrhiza,An-gelica sinensis,Ligusticum chuanxiong,Panax ginseng. A. membranaceus- A. sinensis,L. chuanxiong-A. sinensis,S. militiorrhi-za-A. membranaceus,L. chuanxiong- A. membranaceus and L. chuanxiong-S. militiorrhiza were frequently used herbal combina-tions. A. membranaceus-A. sinensis-L. chuanxiong-S. militiorrhiza-P. ginseng-Carthamus tinctorius-Panax notoginseng was the core combination. A new prescription for QDBSS was formed (P. ginseng-Radix Paeoniae Rubra-borneol-Gastrodia elata-artificial moschus-Myristica fragrans). CONCLUSIONS:QDBSS has common symptoms which exist in many kinds of diseases,such as chest tightness,chest pain and shortness of breath;it also has the unique symptoms among various diseases. Invigorating Qi and promoting blood circulation is the basic treatment for the QDBSS. It is of significance to pay attention to"supplement by passing, combination of pass and supplement"and combine regulating Qi-flowing method with enriching blood method or aromatic warming method for QDBSS therapy according to the differ-ence of Zhengxie shengshuai.