UNaProd: A Universal Natural Product Database for Materia Medica of Iranian Traditional Medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) is a holistic medical system that uses a wide range of medicinal substances to treat disease. Reorganization and standardization of the data on ITM concepts is a necessity for optimal use of this rich source. In an initial step towards this goal, we created a database of ITM materia medica. Main Body. Primarily based on Makhzan al-Advieh, which is the most recent encyclopedia of materia medica in ITM with the largest number of monographs, a database of natural medicinal substances was created using both text mining methods and manual editing. UNaProd, a Universal Natural Product database for materia medica of ITM, is currently host to 2696 monographs, from herbal to animal to mineral compounds in 16 diverse a

SUBMITTER: Naghizadeh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7243028 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature