title: [Food matching based on herbal properties of formulas in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases"].
abstract: Based on databases for herbal properties of formulas and foods recorded in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", a case study was conducted for the food matching method according to herbal properties of formulas in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases". The result show that the method was technically feasible once the herbal properties of foods were determined. Moreover, according to herbal properties of target formulas, the compositions of foods were effectively defined. In this study, researchers determined the similarity between the food matching scheme and the target formulas in function and efficacy, provided a quantitative method for food formulation and promote the development of application technology of the herbal property theory and the compatibility theory.
authors.forename: Su-rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Hu-zhan
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Su-fen
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001877:Books / Q000266:history*; D002681:China; D004035:Diet Therapy / Q000266:history; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000266:history / Q000378:metabolism; D005502:Food / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal