Article · Volume 17, Issue 74 · pp. 348–354
An Analytic Hierarchy Process Multi‑criteria Quantitative Evaluation Model of Cinnamon Decoction Pieces
Zi-Ye Yang1, Xin-Jie Wang1, Yao Zhang1, Hui Gao1, Hui-Nan Wang1, Gui-Mei Zhang1, Pei-Hua Wang1, Yue-Xin Cui1, Meng-Yu Chen1, Zhan Chen2, Ying-Zi Wang1
- 1School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
- 2Foreign Language College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Abstract
Objectives: The objective was to introduce the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to estimate widely and compare the quality of cinnamon decoction pieces.Materials and Methods: The chemical, morphological, and biological indexes of different batches of cinnamon decoction pieces are determined, and then a multi‑criteria quantitative assessment model for the quality estimation of cinnamon decoction pieces is documented by adopting AHP.Results: The complete appraisal outcomes of AHP model are dependable with objective evaluation, and the results are unbiased and steady.Conclusion: The AHP multi‑criteria quantitative evaluation model can be agreeably adapted to the quality evaluation of multi‑component Chinese herbal decoction pieces, providing a new evidence for the quality evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine.
Keywords: AHP; cinnamon; multi‑criteria; quality evaluation; traditional Chinese medicine
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