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Table 4

Accuracy evaluation of the associations between TCM herbs and genes.

Herb/gene	Disease	Sample (number of related genes/herbs)	TP	Precision
Artemisia annua	Malaria	50	40	80%
Artemisia annua	Breast Neoplasm	9	9	100%
Aconitum carmichaelii	Hypertension	50	38	76%
Aconitum carmichaelii	Arthritis	13	10	76.92%
Ginkgo biloba	Alzheimer disease	50	43	86%
Ginkgo biloba	Atherosclerosis	24	21	87.5%
Salvia miltiorrhiza	Asthma	50	43	86%
Salvia miltiorrhiza	Parkinson Disease	50	37	74%
IL6	Breast Neoplasm	46	39	84.78%
IL6	Prostatic Neoplasm	22	19	86.36%
TNF	Asthma	26	23	88.46%
TNF	Stomach Neoplasm	16	15	93.75%
IFNG	Vascular Disease	5	5	100%
IFNG	Tuberculosis	11	11	100%
MMP9	Alzheimer Disease	23	18	78.26%
MMP9	Diabetic Retinopathy	2	2	100%
Sum up		447	373	83.45%