scholarly journals Classification of Insomnia Using the Traditional Chinese Medicine System: A Systematic Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maggie Man-Ki Poon ◽  
Ka-Fai Chung ◽  
Wing-Fai Yeung ◽  
Verdi Hon-Kin Yau ◽  
Shi-Ping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Diagnostic Purpose ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Yin Deficiency ◽  
System A ◽  
Qi Stagnation ◽  
Text Database

A systematic review was conducted to examine traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) patterns commonly diagnosed in subjects with insomnia and clinical features associated with the TCM patterns, and an insomnia symptom checklist for TCM diagnostic purpose was developed based on the review. Two independent researchers searched the China Academic Journals Full-Text Database and 10 English databases. A total of 103 studies and 9499 subjects were analyzed. There was a wide variation in terminology relating to symptomatology and TCM pattern. We identified 69 patterns, with the top 3 patterns (i.e.,deficiency of both the heart and spleen, hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency, and liver-qi stagnation transforming into fire) and the top 10 patterns covering 51.8% and 77.4% of the 9499 subjects, respectively. There were 19 sleep-related, 92 non-sleep-related, 14 tongue, and 7 pulse features included as diagnostic criteria of the top 10 TCM patterns for insomnia. Excessive dreaming, dizziness, red tongue, and fine pulse were the most common sleep-related, non-sleep-related, tongue, and pulse features. Overlapping symptomatology between the TCM patterns was present. A standardized symptom checklist consisted of 92 items, including 13 sleep-related, 61 non-sleep-related, 11 tongue, and 7 pulse items, holds promise as a diagnostic tool and merits further validation.

A Computer Method for Validating Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Prescriptions

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (02) ◽  
pp. 281-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Wang ◽  
C. Z. Cai ◽  
C. Y. Kong ◽  
Z. W. Cao ◽  
Y. Z. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Statistical Learning ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Computer Method ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Random Combination ◽  
System A ◽  
Statistical Learning Method

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely practiced and is considered as an alternative to conventional medicine. TCM herbal prescriptions contain a mixture of herbs that collectively exert therapeutic actions and modulating effects. Traditionally defined herbal properties, related to the pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic and toxicological, as well as physicochemical properties of their principal ingredients, have been used as the basis for formulating TCM multi-herb prescriptions. These properties are used in this work to develop a computer program for predicting whether a multi-herb recipe is a valid TCM prescription. This program is based on a statistical learning method, support vector machine (SVM), and it is trained by using 575 well-known TCM prescriptions and 1961 non-TCM recipes generated by random combination of TCM herbs. Testing results by using 72 well-known TCM prescriptions and 5039 non-TCM recipes showed that 73.6% of the TCM prescriptions and 99.9% of non-TCM recipes are correctly classified by this system. A further test by using 48 TCM prescriptions published in recent years found that 68.7% of these are correctly classified. These accuracies are comparable to those of SVM classification of other biological systems. Our study indicates the potential of SVM for facilitating the analysis of TCM prescriptions.

scholarly journals What Is the Relationship between Diabetic Patients and Greater Propensity to COVID-19?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Energy Deficiency ◽  
Yin Deficiency ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
The Relationship

Patients with diabetes are more likely to have COVID-19 as demonstrated in the article written by Abdi et al. (2020) entitled Diabetes and COVID-19: A systematic review on the current evidence [1]. But what is the real reason why diabetic patients being more likely to have COVID-19 than the hyperglycemia they present? In the article written by the author (2019) Why Are Diabetic Patients Still Having Hyperglycemia despite Diet Regulation, Antiglycemic Medication and Insulin? the author demonstrates through a case report, that diabetic patients have chakras’ energy deficiency, that is leading to alteration in the energy level, leading to Yin deficiency and Heat retention, that are two energy imbalances that is producing hyperglycemia according to traditional Chinese Medicine, in the root level of the tree [1, 2].

scholarly journals The Correlation between Demographical and Lifestyle Factors and Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution among Macau Elderly Individuals

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Qian Bai ◽  
Yaochen Chuang ◽  
Yonghua Zhao ◽  
Yao Wang ◽  
Pu Ge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Yin Deficiency ◽  
Qi Stagnation ◽  
Sleeping Habits

Objectives. To measure the distributed characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) constitutions, as well as related factors with biased TCM constitutions among the elderly individuals in Macau. Methods. The elderly individuals from elderly healthcare centers located in Macao Peninsula, Taipa, and Coloane were selected as research samples. The basic information questionnaire and the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ) for elderly were employed. Descriptive analysis was applied to illustrate demographical characteristics and TCM constitution distribution. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted to explore potential factors influencing biased constitutions, and weight of each variable for constitution was further calculated. Results. A total of 313 participants were recruited. Eighty-six (27.48%) elderly were identified as balanced constitution; others were biased constitutions accounting for 72.52%. Distribution differences related to gender and age were identified among participants with unbalanced constitutions. Four biased constitutions were further analyzed with EFA. For qi-stagnation and yang-deficiency constitutions, three similar factors were determined in the domains of education, sleeping habits, and lifestyle behaviors, successively. Although four factors were identified in phlegm-dampness constitution, the latter two belonged to lifestyle behaviors and the former two were education and sleeping habits. For yin-deficiency constitution, education, tobacco-alcohol consumption, sleeping habits, and exercise were four dimensions of potential influential factors. Tobacco consumption, sleep, and exercise duration weighted the most for qi-stagnation constitution; sleep duration, education level, and sugar-containing beverage intake for phlegm-dampness; length of education, alcohol consumption, and education level for yang-deficiency constitution; and weekly exercise hours, sleep duration, and education level for yin-deficiency constitution. Conclusion. The prevalence rate of biased constitutions was relatively high among elderly residents in Macau. Relations between demographical and lifestyle behavioral factors and biased constitutions were identified in this study. Controlling these influential factors might be beneficial for health management of Macau elderly individuals.

scholarly journals Prescription of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Pattern-Based Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Depression: A Systematic Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wing-Fai Yeung ◽  
Ka-Fai Chung ◽  
Ka-Yan Ng ◽  
Yee-Man Yu ◽  
Shi-Ping Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Spleen Deficiency ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Qi Stagnation ◽  
Chinese Medicine Treatment ◽  
Chinese And English

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments are often prescribed based on individuals’ pattern diagnoses. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials in Chinese and English literatures on TCM pattern-based treatment for depression has therefore been conducted. A total of 61 studies, 2504 subjects, and 27 TCM patterns were included. Due to the large variation of TCM pattern among participants, we only analyzed the top four commonly studied TCM patterns:liver qi depression, liver depression and spleen deficiency, dual deficiency of the heart, and spleenandliver depression and qi stagnation. We found that Xiaoyao decoction was the most frequently used herbal formula for the treatment ofliver qi depressionandliver depression with spleen deficiency, while Chaihu Shugan decoction was often used forliver depression and qi stagnation. Bai Shao (Paeonia lactifloraPall.) and Chai Hu (Bupleurum chinenseDC.) were commonly used across different TCM patterns regardless of the prescribed Chinese herbal formulas. The rationale underlying herb selection was seldom provided. Due to the limited number of studies on TCM pattern-based treatment of depression and their low methodological quality, we are unable to draw any conclusion regarding which herbal formulas have higher efficacy and which TCM patterns respond better to CHM.

scholarly journals Study on the Differences between Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes in NYHA I–IV Classification of Chronic Heart Failure

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Shi ◽  
Liangtao Luo ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Juan Wang ◽  
Huihui Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
New York ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Blood Stasis ◽  
Fluid Retention ◽  
Yin Deficiency ◽  
Significant Difference

Objectives. This study investigated the distribution of characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes and their association with symptoms in 1027 patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).Methods. An observational study was performed by researchers, collecting data from 1036 patients with CHF from 24 Chinese medicine hospitals from May 2009 to December 2014. Due to incomplete information from nine patients, 1027 patients with CHF were analysed. The distribution of syndromes in CHF and association between high-frequency syndromes and symptoms were investigated.Results. The primary syndromes were qi deficiency, blood stasis, fluid retention, yin deficiency, phlegm turbidity, and yang deficiency. The primary sites of disease were the heart, kidney, lung, and spleen. In patients with CHF of differing cardiac function, there was no significant difference in the frequency of yin deficiency (P>0.05). The distribution of yang deficiency was significantly different between New York Heat Association (NYHA) classes II, III, and IV and between classes I+II and III+IV (P<0.05). The frequency of phlegm turbidity was significantly different between NYHA classes II and III, between classes III and IV, and between classes I+II and III+IV (P<0.05). The frequency of fluid retention was significantly different between NYHA classes I and IV, between classes II, III, and IV, and between classes I+II and III+IV (P<0.05). Regarding associations between syndromes and symptoms, qi deficiency was diagnosed in 87.43% of patients with insomnia and spiritlessness; blood stasis in 84.85% of patients with spontaneous sweating + cyanosis of the lips; fluid retention in 75% of patients with a hard pulse and oedema; and yin deficiency in 72.92% of patients with feverish sensation in the chest, palms, and soles and spontaneous sweating.Conclusions. The frequency of yang deficiency and fluid retention was higher and that of phlegm turbidity was lower in classes III and IV than in classes I and II.

Kampo Medicine, Based on Traditional Medicine Theory, in Treating Uncured Glossodynia: Efficacy in Five Clinical Cases

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (05) ◽  
pp. 835-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuyo Hijikata ◽  
Noriko Makiura ◽  
Takashi Kano ◽  
Kumi Higasa ◽  
Masahiko Shimizu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Yin Deficiency ◽  
Kidney Yang Deficiency ◽  
Qi Stagnation ◽  
Tcm Theory ◽  
Artificial Teeth ◽  
Heat Syndrome ◽  
Herbal Mixtures

Glossodynia, or tongue pain, is resistant to conventional therapies. Kampo medicines were evaluated in patients suffering from incurable glossodynia. Patients were diagnosed by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory in order to determine the appropriate herbal prescriptions. Five Japanese females (50–76 years old) with glossodynia refractory to conventional therapy were enrolled in this study. Small portions of Rikkunshito, Jiinkokato, Hachimijiogan and Ryutanshakanto worked for a female diagnosed with "Spleen" and "Heart" Yin deficiency, "Kidney" Yang deficiency and "Liver" Qi stagnation producing heat syndrome. Seishoekkito and Bakumondoto were effective for a patient diagnosed with "Spleen Qi" deficiency and "Stomach" Yin deficiency producing heat syndrome. Rikkunshito, Kamikihito and Chikujountanto worked for a patient diagnosed with "Spleen Qi" and "Heart Yin" deficiency, stagnation of "Liver" Qi producing fire and "Gallbladder" Qi deficiency. Rokumijiogan, Kamishoyosan and Kambakutaisoto were effective for a patient with Yang rise based on Yin deficiency of "Kidney" and "Liver," and restless organ disorder based on Yin deficiency of 5 viscera. A patient diagnosed with "Spleen" Yang deficiency responded to a combination of Anchusan and Hangeshashinto. These patients with glossodynia had resolution of pain within 1 month of treatment. Herbal mixtures containing Ganoderam lucidum, not prescribed based on TCM theory, but effective for herpes virus infection, worked for a female suffering from glossodynia for 1 year after artificial teeth were placed, but required about 5 months to note improvement. Kampo medicines, properly prescribed based on TCM theory, quickly resolved the pain of refractory glossodynia.

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