Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Association Rule Analysis for Validating Interrelationships of Combined Medication of Compound Kushen Injection in Treating Colon Carcinoma: A Hospital Information System-Based Real-World Study

Table 3

Frequency of TCM pharmacological mechanisms of TCMs combined with CKI (Top 20, N=3328).
Frequency sequenceTCM Pharmacological mechanismDistribution frequency (%)Frequency sequenceTCM Pharmacological mechanismDistribution frequency (%)
1Heat-clearing and detoxifying1535 (46.12)11Reviving yang to save from collapse73 (2.19)
2Qi-reinforcing1159 (34.83)12Qi-reinforcing and blood-nourishing52 (1.56)
3Blood circulation-promoting and stasis-removing312 (9.38)13Warming interior49 (1.47)
4Blood-stanching294 (8.83)14Promoting circulation of qi and blood to relieve pain49 (1.47)
5Qi-regulating273 (8.20)15Cough-relieving39 (1.17)
6Bowel-relaxing260 (7.81)16Cough-preventing33 (0.99)
7Spleen-invigorating and stomach-harmonizing163 (4.90)17Digestion-promoting32 (0.96)
8Swelling-reducing and mass-resolving103 (3.09)18Phlegm-eliminating31 (0.93)
9Blood-regulating94 (2.82)19Blood-nourishing and tranquilization25 (0.75)
10Yin-tonifying75 (2.25)20Yang-tonifying23 (0.69)