Research Article

Dose Correlation of Danggui and Chuanxiong Drug Pairs in the Chinese Medicine Prescription Based on the Copula Function

Table 2

Example of the Danggui and Chuanxiong database.

No.Prescription nameDynastyDanggui dose (g)Chuanxiong dose (g)Indications

1Wenjing DecoctionSong8080Irregular menstruation
2Foshou SanSong402.6Sores
3Tiaojing SanSong4020Irregular menstruation
4Chaihu Four-Agent DecoctionJin6060Woman futility
5Fangfeng TianmasanJin2020Stroke
6Chaihu Four-Agent DecoctionJin4.54.5Postpartum irritability
7Jiedu SiwutangYuan44Irregular menstruation
8Jiajian Tenghuang YinziYuan3.23.2Sores
9Shengyanjujing TangYuan93Irregular menstruation
10EjiaosanMing36.927.68Fetal movement
11Jiawei Wubi DecoctionMing3.693.69Paralysis
12Jiajian Paifeng DecoctionMing2.952.95Stroke
13Hushou DecoctionQing36.9018.45Headache
14Supplemented Four-Agent DecoctionQing18.4511.07Irregular menstruation
15Jiawei Shengyu DecoctionQing11.0718.45Sores

Note: we collected 51,083 prescriptions (entire database) based on the recipes from the Han, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties. A total of 628 prescriptions containing Danggui and Chuanxiong were identified in the entire database. Table 2 shows 15 sample prescriptions among 628 prescriptions containing Danggui and Chuanxiong.