Regularities of grouping of medicinal drink recipes in"Chinese medicinal diet dictionary"

WANG Ling; XIANG Nan

doi:10.12102/j.issn.1009-6493.2024.02.004

Abstract：Objective:To analyze the regularities of grouping of 3 kind of medicinal drink recipes in"Chinese medicinal diet dictionary".Methods:"Chinese medicinal diet dictionary"was used as the prescription source.Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Assistant Platform Software(V 2.5)was used for data analysis.The database included medicinal drink recipes with boiling type,soaking type,and brewing type was constructed.Data mining methods such as frequency statistics,association rules,and cluster analysis were used to analyze and compare the regularities of grouping of medicinal drink recipes.Results:A total of 861 medicinal drink recipes were included,including 570 medicinal drink recipes with boiling type,168 medicinal drink recipes with soaking type,and 123 medicinal drink recipes with brewing type,involving raw materials were 442 types,207 types and 185 types,respectively.Association rule analysis showed that common raw materials combinations of the 3 kinds of medicinal drink recipes were 19,19 and 4,respectively.Cluster analysis showed that showed that new grouping of the 3 kinds of medicinal drink recipes were 15,5 and 8,respectively.Conclusions:The medicinal drink recipes with boiling type focuses on clearing heat,the medicinal drink recipes with soaking type focuses on dispersing wind-heat,and the medicinal drink recipes with brewing type focuses on tonic benefits.The medicinal drink recipes with boiling type mostly combine clearing heat and dispelling dampness,and the the medicinal drink recipes with soaking type focus on pungent and cooling relief of symptoms.The medicinal drink recipes with boiling type is preferred for clearing heat,the medicinal drink recipes with soaking type for pungent and cooling relief of symptoms,and the the medicinal drink recipes with brewing type for tonic benefits.