A causal relationship discovery-based approach to identifying active components of herbal medicine

Computational Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-154

  Cheng, Yiyu ^a   Wang, Yi ^a   Wang, Xuewei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Causality discovery; Herbal medicine; Quantitative composition activity relationship (QCAR); Rational design of botanical drug

Indexed keywords

CAUSALITY DISCOVERY; HERBAL MEDICINE; QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP (QCAR); RATIONAL DESIGN OF BOTANICAL DRUG;

ALGORITHMS; BIOASSAY; COMPOSITION; DRUG PRODUCTS; MIXTURES;

MEDICINE;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIPID;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DESIGN; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DRUG DESIGN; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LIPIDS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA;

EID: 33645865550     PISSN: 14769271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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