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Institute of Phytopharmacological Research

Advancing the science of medicinal plants through AI-driven research and structured knowledge systems

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Our Research Focus

Bridging traditional herbal knowledge with modern science through innovative ontologies and AI-powered databases

Biomedical Ontologies
Developing structured ontologies for herb and substance mapping

Our team creates comprehensive ontologies that link traditional herbal knowledge with modern biomedical concepts, enabling seamless integration with clinical data.

Phytopharmacology Databases
Building comprehensive databases of medicinal plants and their applications

We compile and structure data on medicinal herbs, their chemical constituents, therapeutic uses, and clinical evidence to support evidence-based phytotherapy.

AI Applications
Leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance herbal medicine research

Our AI systems analyze complex relationships between herbs, compounds, diseases, and genes to discover new therapeutic applications and improve clinical decision support.

Featured Research

Structured Ontologies for Phytopharmacology

Our latest research focuses on developing comprehensive ontologies that bridge traditional herbal knowledge with modern biomedical concepts. By leveraging standard biomedical ontologies like MeSH, UMLS, and ChEBI, we create a rich semantic network linking medicinal plants to their constituents, indications, and related concepts.

This work enables the integration of herbal medicine data with conventional medical systems, supporting evidence-based phytotherapy and facilitating drug discovery from natural sources.

Key Applications

  • Evidence-Based Phytotherapy

    Supporting clinicians with structured evidence on herbal treatments

  • Drug Discovery

    Accelerating the identification of novel therapeutic compounds from plants

  • Clinical Decision Support

    Integrating herbal medicine data into healthcare systems

  • Personalized Medicine

    Tailoring herbal treatments based on individual patient profiles

Latest Publications

Alternative Biomedical Ontologies for Herb and Substance Mapping
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2024

This paper explores how standard biomedical ontologies beyond SNOMED CT can be leveraged to build comprehensive phytopharmacology knowledge bases.

Databases Focused on Herbal Medicine and Phytotherapy
Database Journal, 2023

A comprehensive review of 25 medicinal herb databases, examining their content, functionality, and potential for integration with AI systems.

AI and Semantically Enhanced Herbal Knowledge Bases
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 2023

This study demonstrates how semantic web technology and AI can be applied to herbal medicine data, creating powerful knowledge graphs for research and clinical applications.

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