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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Med.
Sec. Family Medicine and Primary Care
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1522163
Exploring Natural Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure: Experience in traditional Chinese medicine treatment before 2022 Abstract： Background: Traditional Chinese medicine has great advantages in improving symptoms of CHF such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, and fatigue.In addition, some traditional Chinese medicines can be used as both medicine and food, which have good effects on the prevention and treatment of CHF patients at home
Provisionally accepted- 1 Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- 2 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
- 3 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Method: A comprehensive search across China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, and Wei Pu(VIP) databases was conducted to retrieve pre-2022 literature related to CHF. After standardization, frequency analysis and Apriori algorithm were used to analyze these data.Result: Among 626 effective medical records, Fuling, Huangqi, and Danshen are the most commonly used herbs; The medication for chest tightness is closely related to Tinglizi; The medication for palpitations is closely related to Guizhi, Fuzi, Zhigancao, and Wuweizi; The medication of fatigue and poor appetite is closely related to Huangqi and Baizhu; The medication for lower limb edema is closely related to Fuling and Tinglizi; The medication for coughing is closely related to the use of Tinglizi, Wuweizi, Kuxingren, and Sangbaipi; Insomnia is closely related to Suanzaoren and Dazao.The components in traditional Chinese medicine that have anti heart failure effects and reliable evidence can be potential candidates for drug discovery, while dietary therapeutic herbs such as Fuling, Huangqi, Danshen, and Zhigancao can be developed as health products.
Keywords: CHF, symptom, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical Records, Association rule, Apriori algorithm
Received: 04 Nov 2024; Accepted: 10 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Pan, Zhu, Wang, Li, Gao and Zhao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Li Gao, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Hui Hui Zhao, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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