title: The TCM pattern of the six-zang and six-fu organs can be simplified into the pattern of five-zang and one-fu organs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To simplify the TCM pattern of the zang-fu organs.
  
  
  METHODS
  A database of zang-fu syndromes was established. The relationship between the zang-fu syndromes was analyzed by means of frequency analysis, association rule, and phi-coefficient correlation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The six zang-fu organs of the heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, and stomach prove to be the main components of the zang-fu pattern. The large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, bladder, triple energizer, and pericardium have strong association and positive correlation with the above-mentioned six zang-fu organs, and their clinical symptoms can all be included into the symptoms of these six zang-fu organs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The traditional TCM pattern of six-zang and six-fu can be simplified into five-zang and one-fu.
authors: Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Qi-Ming
authors: QM
authors: Zhang
authors: Yi-Guo
authors: YG
authors: Wang
authors: Dong-Lin
authors: DL
authors: Yu
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D013577:Syndrome