Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2018, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (3): 158-162.

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Analysis on Composition Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions for Prostate Cancer

AN Wan-li, YANG Hong   

  1. Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science. Beijing 100700, China
  • Received:2018-01-02 Revised:2018-05-04 Online:2018-03-20 Published:2018-05-04

Abstract: Objective To analyze the composing principles of herbs in the prescriptions for prostate cancer by using Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance System, and make predictions of new formulations according to the composing principles. Methods By retrieving Chinese medicine prescriptions about treatments of prostate cancer in China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI), VIP net-Warehouse online publishing platform and Wan-fang Data-Knowledge service platform, the papers on prescriptions for prostate cancer were collected, and then Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance System was used to set up a database so as to analyze the composing principles of herbs in the prescriptions and predict new prescriptions. Results The 289 prescriptions in the database were screened to achieve 40 commonly used Traditional Chinese medicines, 14 commonly used drug combination modes,6 core combinations of new prescriptions and 3 new prescriptions. Analysis showed that the effects of herbs are mainly Invigorating Qi and Reinforcing Liver and Kidney, partially Clearing Heat Anti-toxicant, Clearing Heat and Dissolving Dampness and Promoting Blood Circulation for Removing Blood Stasis. The effects of new prescriptions obtained by cluster analysis were speculated to be Benefiting Qi for Nourishing Yin, Activating Blood and Resolving Accumulation; Heat Anti-toxicant, Promoting Blood Circulation for Removing Blood Stasis and Reinforcing Liver and Kidney. Conclusion Composing principles of herbs in the prescriptions for prostate cancer that we studied based on Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance System provides a reference for clinical practice. The predicted new prescriptions are in line with the clinical treatment considerations and provide a preliminary basis for clinical treatment and drug development

Key words: prostate cancer, traditional Chinese medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance System, prescription principles

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