Discrimination of quality markers of Shujin Huoxue Capsules based on five principles coupled with cobweb model / 中国中药杂志

The quality markers(Q-markers) of Shujin Huoxue Capsules were comprehensively discriminated based on the five principles of transfer and traceability, specificity, compatibility, effectiveness and measurability. The compounds that could be transferred from the original medicinal materials to the preparation were selected with the principle of transfer and traceability. The specific components in the prescription were screened by reviewing literature with the principle of specificity. According to the principle of compatibility, the attributes of compounds were evaluated by the sovereign, minister, assistant and guide combination rules of the original medicinal materials in the prescription. According to the principle of measurability, the measurable components were summarized by reference to the pharmacopoeia and literature combined with the content. The mechanism of Shujin Huoxue Capsules in the treatment of osteoporosis was studied through network pharmacology based on the principle of effectiveness, which was the evaluation index of effectiveness. The chemical components screened out above were regarded as candidate Q-markers, and the cobweb model was plotted to obtain the comprehensive score of Q-markers. Hydroxysafflor yellow A, trachelosid, eleutheroside B, α-cyperone, protocatechuic acid, protocatechualdehyde and 4-methoxy salicylaldehyde were discriminated as the Q-markers of Shujin Huoxue Capsules based on the five principles combined with cobweb model.

Analysis of quality marker in Naozhenning Granule based on “five principles” / 中草药

Naozhenning Granule (NG) is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, which can cool and activate blood, resolve stasis and dredge collaterals, enrich blood and tranquilize mind, calm nerves and arrest vomiting. The clinical studies have also confirmed that NG was effective for the treatment of headache, dizziness, irritability, insomnia, forgetfulness, nausea, and vomiting caused by cerebral trauma. The quality markers (Q-markers) of NG are predicted and analyzed based on the “five principles” of Q-markers of Chinese materia medica and the research literatures in the recent years. The modern pharmacological research of the selected Q-markers was reviewed and analyzed. Then the network of “Q-marker, targets, pathway, and disease” was constructed, in order to provide the scientific basis for the quality control study of NG.

Research approaches of quality marker (Q-marker) of Chinese materia medica formula based on “five principles” / 中草药

Q-marker of Chinese materia medica (CMM) is a latest proposed core concept of CMM quality evaluation and quality control. A wide range of relevant researches on the Q-marker have been carried out by science and technology workers since the concept was put forward. However, to date, most studies are still limited to Q-marker studies of single herbs and pieces and cannot fully reflect all the elements of the concept of Q-marker. In this paper, the scientific connotation of five elements and the principles, ideas and approaches for the discovery and determination of CMM Q-marker were systemically discussed from the perspectives of quality transmissibility and traceability, ingredient specificity, component validity, component measurability, and formula compatibility environment. Moreover, research approaches of Q-marker of CMM formula based on “five principles” were proposed. The examples of representative researches provide a systematic research idea and reference for the research and discovery of CMM Q-marker.