New Code System for Expressing Formula Titles

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See the abstract below. That paper used the TradiMed databases

to develop a New Code System for Expressing Formula Titles. The

full-text is at: http://tinyurl.com/6hwnu

 

Yeong-Deug Yi & Il-Moo Chang (2004) Review: An Overview of

Traditional Chinese Herbal Formulae & a Proposal of a New Code

System for Expressing Formula Titles. Natural Products Research

Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. eCAM Advance

Access originally published online on August 4, 2004; eCAM 2004

1(2):125-132; doi:10.1093/ecam/neh019 Abstract: Traditional

Chinese herbal medicine (TCHM) [uses] very many multi-herb

formulae. To provide modern & Western scientists without

knowledge of Chinese literature & cultural background easy access

to information, a database with 11810 traditional Chinese herbal

formulae was constructed. All information was then translated into

understandable scientific terms in English. While coining formula

titles in English, we discovered some principles governing naming

of titles by using computer analysis. Also, we observed that about

92% of formulae use 1-13 herbs. Most large number-herb formulae

are formulated by combining pre-existing smaller number-herb

formulae. King herbs with major therapeutic activity in a multi-herb

formula were identified by formulation concept using two

parameters: herbal dose & herbal drug property (the degree of

toxicity). Based on such analytical data, we established an English

code system representing all formula titles written in ideographic

Chinese characters: an array of important key words such as

‘Herbal name in Latin + Efficacy (Target organs) + Preparation form

+ Number of herbs.’ By searching English version of database with

any of above key words, a variety of information on status of TCHM

can be accessed.

 

 

 

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