Applying complex system entropy cluster algorithm to mining principle of herbal combinations in traditional Chinese medicine

Five Viscera Tonifying Method (FVTM) was established by Prof. Gao Zhongying, a national prestigious and experienced practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This method extends the implication of tonfiying method while making a break-through in traditional TCM theory. With this featured method in pattern identification and herbal prescription, Prof. Gao is famed for his significant clinical effects by using well-prescribed formula. Modified Lung Tonifying Decoction (LTD), a representative formula of five viscera tonifying method, is indicated and effective for various lung diseases. We employed complex system entropy cluster technique to mine the data of prescriptions by this prestigious and experienced TCM practitioner. It is clinically significant to explore prescription rules of herbal medicine in the treatment of lung diseases to guarantee clinical effects. Copyright ? 2009 ACM.EI