AI used to enhance bespoke TCM treatments

"This project utilizes AI to achieve full traceability and monitoring throughout the production process," said Zhang. For instance, during the decoction of TCM herbs, which requires a gentle boiling state, traditional pharmacists can only estimate the temperature by observing bubble size, with a margin of error of around 10 C. Now, with robotic control, the optimal temperature of 102 C can be precisely maintained. This can contribute to a 15 percent reduction in energy consumption and an improvement in the quality of the medicine.

At the scientific and technological achievements exhibition area of the Global Business Leaders Roundtable in Tianjin, an AI-powered TCM diagnosis instrument attracted foreign guests, who came to experience it. They were amazed by the fact that a diagnostic report containing physical constitution identification and health advice could be generated within just a few seconds.

The instrument captures visual information such as tongue patterns and facial features, uses AI algorithms for constitution identification and health status analysis, and quickly generates TCM constitution identification reports.

"The TCM industry transitioned from manual operations to mechanization and electrification in the 1970s and 1980s. Now it has entered the digital era," Zhang said.