Table 4.

Association rules for herbal pairs containing TM.

Herbal pairs	Support (%)	Confidence (%)	Lift	Count
TM ⇒ FF	44.93	97.38	1.01	855
TM ⇒ QX	39.15	98.68	1.02	745
TM ⇒ SX	32.26	99.19	1.03	614
TM ⇒ BFZ	31.79	99.18	1.03	605
TM ⇒ JC	31.16	98.67	1.02	593
TM ⇒ QH	30.69	97.33	1.01	584
TM ⇒ ZS	28.06	98.16	1.02	534
TM ⇒ TNX	27.59	98.87	1.02	525
TM ⇒ RS	24.65	97.91	1.01	469
TM ⇒ FZ	19.44	98.40	1.02	370
TM ⇒ MH	19.02	99.18	1.03	362
TM ⇒ RG	18.29	98.86	1.02	348
TM ⇒ DH	16.82	97.86	1.01	320
TM ⇒ BX	16.71	97.55	1.01	318
TM ⇒ NH	16.55	98.75	1.02	315
TM ⇒ NX	13.87	97.42	1.01	264
TM ⇒ XX	13.77	97.76	1.01	262
TM ⇒ MX	13.56	97.36	1.01	258
TM ⇒ XH	12.77	98.38	1.02	243
TM ⇒ WSS	12.45	99.58	1.03	237

Notes: only high-frequency herbal pairs containing TM are shown. The names of CHMs are expressed as medical names, Latin names, Pinyin names, and abbreviations. GASTRODIAE RHIZOMA (Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Tianma, TM), SAPOSHNIKOVIAE RADIX (Radix Saposhnikoviae, Fangfeng, FF), SCORPIO (Scorpion, Quanxie, QX), MOSCHUS (Moschus, Shexiang, SX), TYPHONII RHIZOMA (Rhizoma Typhonii, Baifuzi, BFZ), BOMBYX BATRYTICATUS (Bombyx Batryticatus, Jiangcan, JC), NOTOPTERYGII RHIZOMA ET RADIX (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, Qianghuo, QH), CINNABARIS (Cinnabaris, Zhusha, ZS), ARISAEMATIS RHIZOMA (Rhizoma Arisaematis, Tiannanxing, TNX), GINSENG RADIX ET RHIZOMA (Radix Ginseng, Renshen, RS), ACONITI LATERALIS RADIX PRAEPARATA (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Fuzi, FZ), EPHEDRAE HERBA (Herba Ephedra, Mahuang, MH), CINNAMOMI CORTEX (Cortex Cinnamomi, Rougui, RG), ANGELICAE PUBESCENTIS RADIX (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, Duhuo, DH), PINELLIAE RHIZOMA (Rhizoma Pinelliae, Banxia, BX), BOVIS CALCULUS (Calculus Bovis, Niuhuang, NH), ACHYRANTHIS BIDENTATAE RADIX (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, Niuxi, NX), ASARI RADIX ET RHIZOMA (Herba Asari, Xixin, XX), AUCKLANDIAE RADIX (Radix Aucklandiae, Muxiang, MX), REALGAR (Realgar, Xionghuang, XH), and ZAOCYS (Zaocys, Wushaoshe, WSS).