TY - JOUR
T1 - Modern use of Chinese herbal formulae from Shang-Han Lun
AU - Chen, Fang Pey
AU - Chen, Fun Jou
AU - Jong, Maw Shiou
AU - Tsai, Hui Lin
AU - Wang, Jen Ren
AU - Hwang, Shinn Jang
PY - 2009/8/20
Y1 - 2009/8/20
N2 - Background: The Chinese medical archive, Shang-Han Lun, is said to be written by ZHANG Zhong-jing (150-219 A.D.). This great influential work introduced the specific symptoms of six-channel disorders (Tai-Yang, Yang-Ming, Shao-Yang, Tai-Yin, Shao-Yin, and Jue-Yin) and their corresponding treatments, the combined syndromes, deterioration due to malpractice, and the concept of six-channel transitions. The concept of Shang-Han Lun is widely accepted by Chinese herbal doctors. However, no clinical data about Shang-Han symptoms are described in oriental or western medical reports. Methods: The clinical prescription data of traditional Chinese medicine visits were extracted under the National Health Insurance in Taiwan. The application rate of 42 Shang-Han formulae in clinical practice was analyzed in detail with the software SPSS. Results: Between 1999 and 2002, the prescription rate of Shang-Han formula was only 5.22% among a total of 528 889 576 Chinese herbal formula prescriptions. The most frequently used formula was Tai-Yang formulae (71.31%), followed by Shao-Yang formulae (17.49%) and the most commonly prescribed individual Shang-Han formulae were Ge-Gen Tang (16.11%), Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao Tang (12.97%), Xiao-Qing-Long Tang (11.79%), Ban-Xia Xie-Xin Tang (10.24%), and Xiao-Chai-Hu Tang (9.11%), which comprised 60.22% of the utilization rate of total Shang-Han formulae. Conclusions: From the prescription patterns of Shang-Han formulae, there was no evidence of transitions among the six channels. Despite the fundamental role of Shang-Han Lun in traditional Chinese medicine, prescription of Shang-Han formulae was limited in clinical practice.
AB - Background: The Chinese medical archive, Shang-Han Lun, is said to be written by ZHANG Zhong-jing (150-219 A.D.). This great influential work introduced the specific symptoms of six-channel disorders (Tai-Yang, Yang-Ming, Shao-Yang, Tai-Yin, Shao-Yin, and Jue-Yin) and their corresponding treatments, the combined syndromes, deterioration due to malpractice, and the concept of six-channel transitions. The concept of Shang-Han Lun is widely accepted by Chinese herbal doctors. However, no clinical data about Shang-Han symptoms are described in oriental or western medical reports. Methods: The clinical prescription data of traditional Chinese medicine visits were extracted under the National Health Insurance in Taiwan. The application rate of 42 Shang-Han formulae in clinical practice was analyzed in detail with the software SPSS. Results: Between 1999 and 2002, the prescription rate of Shang-Han formula was only 5.22% among a total of 528 889 576 Chinese herbal formula prescriptions. The most frequently used formula was Tai-Yang formulae (71.31%), followed by Shao-Yang formulae (17.49%) and the most commonly prescribed individual Shang-Han formulae were Ge-Gen Tang (16.11%), Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao Tang (12.97%), Xiao-Qing-Long Tang (11.79%), Ban-Xia Xie-Xin Tang (10.24%), and Xiao-Chai-Hu Tang (9.11%), which comprised 60.22% of the utilization rate of total Shang-Han formulae. Conclusions: From the prescription patterns of Shang-Han formulae, there was no evidence of transitions among the six channels. Despite the fundamental role of Shang-Han Lun in traditional Chinese medicine, prescription of Shang-Han formulae was limited in clinical practice.
KW - Shang-Han Lun
KW - Six-channel transition
KW - Traditional Chinese medicine
KW - ZHANG Zhong-Jing
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U2 - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.16.010
DO - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.16.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 19781366
AN - SCOPUS:70349528209
SN - 0366-6999
VL - 122
SP - 1889
EP - 1894
JO - Chinese Medical Journal
JF - Chinese Medical Journal
IS - 16
ER -