Database Development of Leaf Morphological-venation Pattern for Identification of Chinese Herbs

VernacularTitle:中药叶形态-脉序图谱鉴别法数据库系统的构建
Author: Jinchun HUANG ; Shige CHEN ; Baozuo HE
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Identification of Chinese herbs; leaf morphology; venation; database; VFP Database Management System
From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;(9):1928-1932
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: VFP Database Management System was applied in the establishment of the first Chinese Medicine Leaf Morphological-venation Pattern (LMVP) Identification Database Management. It stores 46 species of Chinese medicine confusing LMVP identification criteria (characteristics) and its 10 kinds of basic information, as well as 117 families with a total of 358 species of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and plant references document when study-ing in the TCM identification and methodology. It can provide query identification criteria (features), literature, and data for statistical analysis. It is the technology platform for the implementation, promotion and improvement of LMVP identification method, and further development on LMVP data mining. This database has a simple structure, multiple functions and applications, convenient management and maintenance, which are suitable for teaching.