Abstract

Objective Researched on use and distribution of edible and medicinal foods in paste and provided a new idea for prevention and health care of traditional Chinese Medicine and food. Method with the Excel tab and SPSS19.0 statistical software, counted utilization of edible and medicinal foods in every paste and clustering analyzed edible and medicinal foods in all paste. Result After the statistics found that all paste contained 21 medicinal and edible food, which divided into 4 classes by the system clustering analysis, first classes to reinforce the main drugs, second kinds to reconcile the herbs, third class help digestion and promote the circulation of qi, the fourth to eliminate dampness and reduce phlegm. Discussion System clustering analysis method can make edible and medicinal foods in paste quantization and classification, help to analyze the correlation between paste and edible and medicinal foods and the law of utilization of edible and medicinal foods in paste and Provide research method for the organic combination of Chinese medicine and food in the field of health care.

Keywords:

Cluster analysis, food, paste, traditional Chinese medicine,

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