Research Article

Herb Network Analysis for a Famous TCM Doctor's Prescriptions on Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Calculation of synergistic activity among compounds collected from the core herb networks (a). A part of the synergistic module from compounds of Qing Feng Teng (Caulis Sinomenii) and Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae flavescentis) (b). The horizontal and vertical axes show the compounds of herbs and the intervals of axis represent herbs. The dark areas illustrate a modular feature and indicate strong synergistic interactions of herbs with high synergistic scores calculated by the NIMS method.
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