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Expert system for skin problem consultation in Thai traditional medicine
- Source :
- African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines; Vol 11, No 1 (2014); 103-108
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- African Ethnomedicines Network (Nigeria), 2013.
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Abstract
- Background : This paper aimed to demonstrate the research and development of a rule-based expert system for skin problem consulting in the areas of acne, melasma, freckle, wrinkle, and uneven skin tone, with recommended treatments from Thai traditional medicine knowledge. Materials and Methods: The tool selected for developing the expert system is a software program written in the PHP language. MySQL database is used to work together with PHP for building database of the expert system. The system is web-based and can be reached from anywhere with Internet access. Results: The developed expert system gave recommendations on the skin problem treatment with Thai herbal recipes and Thai herbal cosmetics based on 416 rules derived from primary and secondary sources. The system had been tested by 50 users consisting of dermatologists, Thai traditional medicine doctors, and general users. The developed system was considered good for learning and consultation. Conclusion: The present work showed how such a scattered body of traditional knowledge as Thai traditional medicine and herbal recipes could be collected, organised and made accessible to users and interested parties. The expert system developed herein should contribute in a meaningful way towards preserving the knowledge and helping promote the use of Thai traditional medicine as a practical alternative medicine for the treatment of illnesses. Keywords : Rule-based expert system, Knowledge representation, Knowledge inference, User interface, Thai traditional medicine, Thai herbal recipes
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.product_category
Knowledge representation and reasoning
Databases, Factual
Alternative medicine
Inference
Expert Systems
Cosmetics
Dermatology
computer.software_genre
Skin Diseases
Drug Discovery
Internet access
Medicine
Humans
Traditional knowledge
Referral and Consultation
Medicine, East Asian Traditional
Internet
Traditional medicine
business.industry
Thailand
Research Papers
Expert system
Complementary and alternative medicine
The Internet
Plant Preparations
User interface
business
computer
Rule-based expert system, Knowledge representation, Knowledge inference, User interface, Thai traditional medicine, Thai herbal recipes
Software
Phytotherapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01896016
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....10a18111ac4561c3247602fef0e09cea