Abstract:

ObjectiveThrough the assistant platform of traditional Chinese medicine inheritance， this paper discussed and analyzed the prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine for chronic cough in children in China KNOWN database， to find out the law of drug use.MethodsCollect prescriptions for chronic cough in children in KNOWN database， and analyze the law of drug combination in prescriptions with the help of traditional Chinese medicine inheritance assistant system.ResultsTotally 248 prescriptions were screened， involving 185 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines. Frequency and association rules of drug use in prescriptions were analyzed. Altogether 12 core drug combinations and 6 new prescriptions were found. In the TCM treatment for children with chronic cough, the commonly used drugs were apricot,Herba ephedrae, aster, dried orange peel, Rhizoma pinelliae, carthworm, cicada slough, peach seed and Carthamus tinctorious.ConclusionThrough data analysis, it is found that phlegm-resolving drugs， insect drugs and blood-activating drugs are the main drugs of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of children's chronic cough in KNOWN database. The results of this study have certain guiding significance and reference value for the prescription law in the treatment of children's chronic cough.

Key words:

Chronic cough, TCM inheritance assistant system, Law of drug use, Children