Identifying Core Herbal Treatments for Children with Asthma : Implication from a Chinese Herbal Medicine Database in Taiwan
Joint Authors
Chen, Yu-Chun
Lin, Yi-Hsuan
Thien, Peck-Foong
Chen, Hsing-Yu
Yang, Sien-Hung
Lo, Su-Shun
Chang, Shih-Chieh
Chen, Jiun-Liang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Asthma is one of the most common allergic respiratory diseases around the world and places great burden on medical payment.
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is commonly used for Taiwanese children to control diseases.
The aim of this study is to analyze the CHM prescriptions for asthmatic children by using a nationwide clinical database.
The National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) was used to perform this study.
Medical records from 1997 to 2009 with diagnosis with asthma made for children aged 6 to 18 were included into the analysis.
Association rule mining and social network analysis were used to analyze the prevalence of single CHM and its combinations.
Ma-Xing-Gan-Shi-Tang (MXGST) was the most commonly used herbal formula (HF) (20.2% of all prescriptions), followed by Xiao-Qing-Long-Tang (13.1%) and Xing-Su-San (12.8%).
Zhe Bei Mu is the most frequently used single herb (SH) (14.6%), followed by Xing Ren (10.7%).
MXGST was commonly used with Zhe Bei Mu (3.5%) and other single herbs capable of dispelling phlegm.
Besides, MXGST was the core formula to relieve asthma.
Further studies about efficacy and drug safety are needed for the CHM commonly used for asthma based on the result of this study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Hsing-Yu& Lin, Yi-Hsuan& Thien, Peck-Foong& Chang, Shih-Chieh& Chen, Yu-Chun& Lo, Su-Shun…[et al.]. 2013. Identifying Core Herbal Treatments for Children with Asthma : Implication from a Chinese Herbal Medicine Database in Taiwan. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447663
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Hsing-Yu…[et al.]. Identifying Core Herbal Treatments for Children with Asthma : Implication from a Chinese Herbal Medicine Database in Taiwan. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447663
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Hsing-Yu& Lin, Yi-Hsuan& Thien, Peck-Foong& Chang, Shih-Chieh& Chen, Yu-Chun& Lo, Su-Shun…[et al.]. Identifying Core Herbal Treatments for Children with Asthma : Implication from a Chinese Herbal Medicine Database in Taiwan. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447663
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-447663