Author(s): Ma Shiyu, Shen Lan, Hong Yanlong, Lin Xiao, Feng Yi
Pages: 2700-2707
Year: 2014 Issue:  12
Journal: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Keyword:  Chemometrics; quantitative characterization of traditional Chinese medicine; application condition; re-search idea;
Abstract: With the deepening of modernization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the method of quantification and standardization of TCM (i.e., quantitative characterization of TCM) has been more and more widely accepted by researchers. Chemometrics processes complicated data of TCM through applied mathematics, statistics and com-puter technology. And multivariable study was introduced into the quantitative characterization of TCM with great achievements. This article reviewed existed problems of quantitative characterization in TCM, the principles, char-acteristics, limitations, commonly used statistical methods and application conditions on quantitative characteriza-tion of TCM. With this review, a reference for further study of quantitative characterization of TCM was provided and a further research idea of combination with main methods of chemometrics was given.