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Review
. 2016:2016:2674014.
doi: 10.1155/2016/2674014. Epub 2016 Mar 20.

An Analysis of the Combination Frequencies of Constituent Medicinal Herbs in Prescriptions for the Treatment of Stroke in Korean Medicine: Determination of a Group of Candidate Prescriptions for Universal Use

Byeong Cheol Yun  1 , Seung Bin Pae  1 , Yoo Kyoung Han  1 , Moo Jin Choi  1 , Byung Tae Choi  2 , Hwa Kyoung Shin  2 , Jin Ung Baek  1
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An Analysis of the Combination Frequencies of Constituent Medicinal Herbs in Prescriptions for the Treatment of Stroke in Korean Medicine: Determination of a Group of Candidate Prescriptions for Universal Use

Byeong Cheol Yun et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2016.

Abstract

In contrast to Western medicine, which typically prescribes one medicine to treat a specific disease, traditional East Asian medicine uses any one of a large number of different prescriptions (mixtures of medicinal herbs), according to the patient's characteristics. Although this can be considered an advantage, the lack of a universal prescription for a specific disease is considered a drawback of traditional East Asian medicine. The establishment of universally applicable prescriptions for specific diseases is therefore required. As a basic first step in this process, this study aimed to select prescriptions used in the treatment of stroke and, through the analysis of medicinal herb combination frequencies, select a high-frequency medicinal herb combination group for further experimental and clinical research. As a result, we selected some candidates of a medicinal herb combination and 13 candidates of a medicinal herb for the treatment of stroke.

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Figure 1
Establishing a list of PTSs and constituents of each item from the “Pung chapter” in “Dongeuibogam.”
Figure 2
Figure 2
Selection of medicinal herb combinations from 92 PTSs in the order of frequency.
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Figure 3
Preliminary evaluation of the effects of 13 CMHTSs via analysis of previous studies.
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