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ReviewJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2025

A review of recent artificial intelligence for traditional medicine.

Chengbin Hou, Yanzhuo Gao, Xinyu Lin, Jinchao Wu, Ning Li, Hairong Lv, William Cheng-Chung Chu

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Review in Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Chengbin HouSchool of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Fuyao University of Science and Technology, Fujian, 350109, China.
Yanzhuo GaoMaynooth International Engineering College, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
Xinyu LinSchool of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Fuyao University of Science and Technology, Fujian, 350109, China.
Jinchao WuSchool of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Fuyao University of Science and Technology, Fujian, 350109, China.
Ning LiSchool of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Fuyao University of Science and Technology, Fujian, 350109, China.
Hairong LvMOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, BNRIST Bioinformatics Division, Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
William Cheng-Chung ChuSchool of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Fuyao University of Science and Technology, Fujian, 350109, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditional Medicine (TM) has played a crucial role in global healthcare due to its long history and holistic approach. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolutionary technology, offering exceptional capabilities in areas such as data mining, pattern recognition, and decision-making. The integration of Artificial Intelligence for Traditional Medicine (AITM) presents a promising frontier in advancing medicine and healthcare. In this review, we explore AITM from two perspectives: recent AI techniques and TM applications. Specifically, we investigate how Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Large Language Models are applied to TM, covering applications such as diagnosis (before, during, after) and research (drug research, structured knowledge, data analysis). By leveraging advanced algorithms and models, AI can improve decision-making efficiency, optimize diagnosis accuracy, enhance patient experience, and reduce costs. We anticipate this review can bridge the gap between AI and TM communities. And the goal is to foster collaboration and innovation between both communities, enabling them to exploit the state-of-the-art AI techniques to advance TM diagnosis and research, ultimately contributing to the enhancement of human health.

Indexed as

AI for healthAI for medicineArtificial intelligenceDeep learningLarge language modelsMachine learningTraditional medicine

Identifiers

PMID40486280
PMCPMC12143335

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