| Objective: To analyze the medication pattern of traditional chinese medicine for pediatric mesenteric lymphadenitis, and to provide medication reference for clinical treatment of this disease. Methods: A total of 159 traditional chinese medicine prescriptions who were diagnosed with pediatric mesenteric lymphadenitis in the outpatient department of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Chongqing Medical University Affiliated Children''s Hospital from January 2020 to March 2024 were collected. A medication database was created by Excel software, and the high-frequency application of traditional chinese medicine, four qi of traditional chinese medicine, five flavors, meridian tropism, correlation analysis, and cluster analysis were analyzed by ancient and modern medical case cloud platform and SPSS software. Results: The top 10 drugs in terms of frequency were licorice, hawthorn, tangerine peel, corydalis yanhusuo, malt, white peony, magnolia officinalis, poria cocos, atractylodes macrocephala, and forsythia suspensa. The top three medicinal properties were warm, calm, and cold. The top three medicinal flavors were sweet, spicy, and bitter. The top three drugs classified by meridian were spleen, lung, and stomach. Association rule analysis identified four groups of core drugs. Cluster analysis divides high-frequency traditional Chinese medicine into four effective prescription groups. Conclusion: Traditional chinese medicine treatment for pediatric mesenteric lymphadenitis. Association rule analysis has identified core drug combinations, including licorice, hawthorn, tangerine peel, etc; Cluster analysis divides high-frequency traditional chinese medicine into four groups of prescriptions, with the treatment methods of regulating qi and strengthening spleen, strengthening spleen and eliminating dampness, clearing heat and detoxifying, and promoting qi and blood circulation, providing reference for the rational application of traditional chinese medicine in the treatment of pediatric mesenteric lymphadenitis in clinical practice. |
