Research Article

Text Mining of the Classical Medical Literature for Medicines That Show Potential in Diabetic Nephropathy

Table 3

Corresponding modern diseases of classical terms.

Classical terms Corresponding modern diseasesNumber of modern books mentioning modern disease
Textbooks of Chinese Internal MedicineMonographs of Chinese Internal MedicineMonographs of kidney disease of Chinese MedicineDictionaries of Chinese Medicine

Shui Zhong
(水肿)
Renal edema254243
Acute or chronic glomerulonephritis21403Not mentioned
Nephrotic syndrome18293Not mentioned
Secondary glomerular diseases (diabetic nephropathy, lupus nephritis)33Not mentionedNot mentioned
Chronic renal failureNot mentioned1Not mentionedNot mentioned
Cardiac edema233743
Nutritional edema233233
Edema of unknown reason652Not mentioned
Endocrine edema223043
Hepatic edema21333

Xu Lao
(虚劳)
Severe anemia1317Not mentioned1
Immune function disorder, deficiency, or decrease1111Not mentionedNot mentioned
Endocrine gland dysfunction1211Not mentionedNot mentioned
Metabolic disorders912Not mentionedNot mentioned
Nutrition deficiency1211Not mentionedNot mentioned
Nerve function depression or excessive suppression910Not mentionedNot mentioned
Organ function decline84Not mentioned1
Cachexia1Not mentionedNot mentionedNot mentioned
CancerNot mentioned4Not mentioned1
Renal failureNot mentioned5Not mentioned1
Heart failure14Not mentionedNot mentioned
Chronic respiratory disease Not mentioned2Not mentioned1
Digestive system diseaseNot mentioned2Not mentionedNot mentioned
Connective tissue diseasesNot mentioned1Not mentionedNot mentioned

Guan Ge
(关格)
Chronic renal failure7154Not mentioned
Acute renal failure2124Not mentioned
Uremia period15Not mentioned2
Ileus, esophageal carcinomaNot mentioned1Not mentionedNot mentioned

Niao Zhuo
(尿浊)
Chyluria693Not mentioned
PhosphaturiaNot mentioned83Not mentioned
Filariasis22Not mentionedNot mentioned
Prostatitis23Not mentionedNot mentioned
Prostatic hyperplasiaNot mentioned1Not mentionedNot mentioned
VesiculitisNot mentioned1Not mentionedNot mentioned
Urinary system infectionNot mentioned13Not mentioned
Urinary system cancerNot mentioned62Not mentioned
Tuberculosis162Not mentioned

Xiao Ke
(消渴)
Diabetes mellitus22482Not mentioned

Xia Xiao
(下消)
Kidney damage occurring in Xiao Ke ()17422Not mentioned

Shen Xiao
(肾消)
Kidney damage occurring in Xiao Ke ()332Not mentioned

Xiao Shen
(消肾)
Kidney damage occurring in Xiao Ke (消渴)21Not mentionedNot mentioned