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Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002

Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been commonly used for treating insomnia in Asian countries for centuries. The aim of this study was to conduct a large-scale pharmaco-epidemiologic study and evaluate the frequency and patterns of CHM use in treating insomnia. We obtained the traditional Chinese me...

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Autores principales: Chen, Fang-Pey, Jong, Maw-Shiou, Chen, Yu-Chun, Kung, Yen-Ying, Chen, Tzeng-Ji, Chen, Fun-Jou, Hwang, Shinn-Jang
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3095483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19339485
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nep018
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author Chen, Fang-Pey
Jong, Maw-Shiou
Chen, Yu-Chun
Kung, Yen-Ying
Chen, Tzeng-Ji
Chen, Fun-Jou
Hwang, Shinn-Jang
author_facet Chen, Fang-Pey
Jong, Maw-Shiou
Chen, Yu-Chun
Kung, Yen-Ying
Chen, Tzeng-Ji
Chen, Fun-Jou
Hwang, Shinn-Jang
author_sort Chen, Fang-Pey
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description Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been commonly used for treating insomnia in Asian countries for centuries. The aim of this study was to conduct a large-scale pharmaco-epidemiologic study and evaluate the frequency and patterns of CHM use in treating insomnia. We obtained the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) outpatient claims from the National Health Insurance in Taiwan for the year 2002. Patients with insomnia were identified from the diagnostic code of International Classification of Disease among claimed visiting files. Corresponding prescription files were analyzed, and an association rule was applied to evaluate the co-prescription of CHM. Results showed that there were 16 134 subjects who visited TCM clinics for insomnia in Taiwan during 2002 and received a total of 29 801 CHM prescriptions. Subjects between 40 and 49 years of age comprised the largest number of those treated (25.3%). In addition, female subjects used CHMs for insomnia more frequently than male subjects (female : male = 1.94 : 1). There was an average of 4.8 items prescribed in the form of either an individual Chinese herb or formula in a single CHM prescription for insomnia. Shou-wu-teng (Polygonum multiflorum) was the most commonly prescribed single Chinese herb, while Suan-zao-ren-tang was the most commonly prescribed Chinese herbal formula. According to the association rule, the most commonly prescribed CHM drug combination was Suan-zao-ren-tang plus Long-dan-xie-gan-tang, while the most commonly prescribed triple drug combination was Suan-zao-ren-tang, Albizia julibrissin, and P. multiflorum. Nevertheless, further clinical trials are needed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of these CHMs for treating insomnia.
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spelling pubmed-30954832011-05-23 Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002 Chen, Fang-Pey Jong, Maw-Shiou Chen, Yu-Chun Kung, Yen-Ying Chen, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Fun-Jou Hwang, Shinn-Jang Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Original Article Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been commonly used for treating insomnia in Asian countries for centuries. The aim of this study was to conduct a large-scale pharmaco-epidemiologic study and evaluate the frequency and patterns of CHM use in treating insomnia. We obtained the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) outpatient claims from the National Health Insurance in Taiwan for the year 2002. Patients with insomnia were identified from the diagnostic code of International Classification of Disease among claimed visiting files. Corresponding prescription files were analyzed, and an association rule was applied to evaluate the co-prescription of CHM. Results showed that there were 16 134 subjects who visited TCM clinics for insomnia in Taiwan during 2002 and received a total of 29 801 CHM prescriptions. Subjects between 40 and 49 years of age comprised the largest number of those treated (25.3%). In addition, female subjects used CHMs for insomnia more frequently than male subjects (female : male = 1.94 : 1). There was an average of 4.8 items prescribed in the form of either an individual Chinese herb or formula in a single CHM prescription for insomnia. Shou-wu-teng (Polygonum multiflorum) was the most commonly prescribed single Chinese herb, while Suan-zao-ren-tang was the most commonly prescribed Chinese herbal formula. According to the association rule, the most commonly prescribed CHM drug combination was Suan-zao-ren-tang plus Long-dan-xie-gan-tang, while the most commonly prescribed triple drug combination was Suan-zao-ren-tang, Albizia julibrissin, and P. multiflorum. Nevertheless, further clinical trials are needed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of these CHMs for treating insomnia. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2010-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3095483/ /pubmed/19339485 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nep018 Text en Copyright © 2011 Fang-Pey Chen et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Chen, Fang-Pey
Jong, Maw-Shiou
Chen, Yu-Chun
Kung, Yen-Ying
Chen, Tzeng-Ji
Chen, Fun-Jou
Hwang, Shinn-Jang
Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002
title Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002
title_full Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002
title_fullStr Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002
title_full_unstemmed Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002
title_short Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002
title_sort prescriptions of chinese herbal medicines for insomnia in taiwan during 2002
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3095483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19339485
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nep018
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