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Yitang, warm in property and sweet in taste, is a popular product with medicinal and edible value in China. Yitang has very important research value, but there are still some problems, such as name confusion and imperfect quality standards. Through consulting relevant literatures and “Synopsis of Golden Chamber” and other monographs, we aimed to provide a comprehensive review on the efficacy of Yitang, and its application both for food and medicine, as well as the ancient and modern processing methods and related quality standards. In conclusion, the research may be valuable to provide a theoretical basis for the new development and new application of Yitang.
ABSTRACT
Objective] To analyze the medication experience of Zhong Yi-tang for insomnia by using TCM inheritance support system 1.1ver.[Methods] The prescriptions of Zhong Yi-tang for insomnia were collected and input the data into TCM inheritance support system .The frequency and association rules of drugs were calculated by using data mining methods such as apfiofi algorithm,complex system entropy cluster and unsupervised hierarchical cluster,and medication rule of Zhong Yi-tang for epigastric pain was analyzed.[Results] Based on the analysis of 354 prescriptions, the frequency of each herb and association rules among the herbs were computed. Spine date seed, tuber fleeceflower stem, paeony, red sage root, boxthorn and Chinese Date were highly frequently found, 18 pairs of Chinese medicines based on these and 5 core combinations such as ganmai-dazao decoction were mined out . [Conclusion] Zhong Yi-tang usually used ganmai-dazao decoction, spine date seed, tuber fleeceflower stem and red sage root to cure insomnia. The sweet and moistening Chinese medcine were used to strengthen-spleen-stomach, benefiting ying-blood, and nourishing the heart-blood. Data mining method can be used to analyze old TCM doctors’clinical experience.