Abstract:

Objective To analyze the medication and prescription rules of Professor Zhang Baoqing in the application of paste prescription for child autism by using "Chinese medicine inheritance assistance system platform"，and to provide ideas for Chinese medicine treatment for child autism. Methods Collect the cases of child autism treated by Professor Zhang Baoqing with paste prescriptions and input the data of prescriptions into the Chinese medicine inheritance assistant system platform（V2.5）.Analyze medication rules in Professor Zhang Baoqing′s use of paste prescription for child autism.Results A total of 105 herbal medicines were found in 60 paste prescriptions.The top 5 herbal medicines which were used frequently were Shichangpu(Acorus tatarinowii)，Yizhiren(bitter cardamon)，Chenpi(Pericarpium citri reticulatae)，Yuanzhi(Polygala tenuifolia willd) and Fushen(Radix polygalae).The commonly used medicine pairs included Qingbanxia(Slum processed pinellia)-Chenpi(Pericarpium citri reticulatae)，Qingbanxia(Slum processed pinellia)-Huanglian(Coptis).Conclusion Most of the paste prescriptions for child autism include drugs dissipating phlegm for resuscitation，sedative and heart-invigorating drugs，qi-regulating drugs and dampness-transforming drugs.The main principle of treatment is to dissipate phlegm for resuscitation，restore consciousness and calm the mind.

Key words:

Child autism, Paste prescription, TCM inheritance assistance system platform, Medication rules