title: [Application of spectrum-effect relationship in Chinese medicine research and related thinking].
abstract: Fingerprint technology is the key technology in modern Chinese medicine research, while spectrum-effect relationship research is the advanced stage of fingerprint research. Spectrum-effect relationship research can reveal the relationship between fingerprint and pharmacological effect through multiple statistical analyses, which can be used in Chinese medicine research. Spectrum-effect relationship has been used in many areas of Chinese medicine research, such as effective basis of single and compound Chinese medicine research, component compatibility research, processing mechanism research, pharmacological effect forecast research, technology optimization research, and so on. This paper systematically reviewed the application of spectrum-effect relationship in Chinese medicine research, and indicated some problems in spectrum-effect relationship research. At last, the authors give an outlook of the future of spectrum-effect relationship research.
authors.affiliation: Engineering Center of State Ministry of Education for Chinese Medicine Processing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China. qinkm123@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Kun-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Li-Juan
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Bao-Jia
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Xing-Hai
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liu-Qing
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Di
authors.forename: Zi-Sheng
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Bao-Chang
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002681:China; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal