Study on data mining of the core syndrome type, pathogenesis and TCM compatibility in ulcerative colitis remission phase / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the core syndrome type and Chinese herbal medicine combination in Ulcerative Colitis (UC) remission phase based on the real and effective clinical data of the outpatient information system of the hospital.Methods:Medical records of patients with UC in remission who received Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) oral intervention from August 1, 2018 to October 31, 2021 in Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were collected. Medcase V3.2 data record mining system was used, and the enhanced FPGrowth algorithm was used to build a strengthened association rule data mining model. Xminer Operation Tool was used for mining and logical analysis, and Medcase Chart was used for deconstruction analysis and graphical representation of quantitative trend data. Based on the statistical analysis results, the core syndrome types, pathogenesis evolution rules, and core TCM compatibility law in remission stage of UC were explored.Results:A total of 302 patients were collected. Diarrhea, bloody stool, mucus stool, fatigue, light tongue, fine pulse, paroxysmal abdominal pain, and colonoscopy found intestinal polyps were the core symptoms in UC remission phase. Spleen Qi Deficiency Syndrome, Spleen Deficiency and Dampness Syndrome, Spleen Deficiency and Toxin Accumulation Syndrome were the core syndrome type. In Spleen Qi Deficiency Syndrome, the core drug combinationed Codonopsis Radix, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Poria, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Aucklandiae Radix, Amomi Fructus, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, and Paeoniae Radix Alba. In Spleen Deficiency and Dampness Syndrome, the core drug combinationed Codonopsis Radix, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Poria, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Aucklandiae Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma, Amomi Fructus, and Saposhnikoviae Radix. In Spleen Deficiency and Toxin Accumulation Syndrome, the core drug combinationed Codonopsis Radix, Astragali Radix, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, Mume Fructus, Sophorae Flos, Coptidis Rhizoma, and Saposhnikoviae Radix.Conclusion:Spleen deficiency was the core syndrome type in UC remission phase. The Chinese herbal medicine treatment options included replenishing qi supplemented with harmonizing the stomach, promoting blood circulation, stopping bleeding, removing dampness, clearing heat, and relieving depression.