Expert System Development for Homeopathy Medicine
Asri Mulyani*, Dede Kurniadi, Mubarik Ahmad, Dini Destiani Siti Fatimah

Department of Informatics, Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Garut, Jalan Mayor Syamsu No. 1, Garut, Indonesia
*asrimulyani[at]sttgarut.ac.id

Abstract

Health is the most critical thing in life. It is invaluable for every individual because health is a prosperous state of soul, body, and social that enables everyone to live a good and productive life. Homeopathy is an alternative treatment that has a fundamental theory that sick people can is carried by using the effect of the reflection of substance or energy in the body that produces symptoms in healthy people. This study aims to assist the public in obtaining information from doctors or homeopathic medicine experts based on symptoms, complaints, illnesses, and suggested drugs. The method used is the Expert System Development Life Cycle (ESDLC) with expert system reasoning using forward chaining inference techniques. The research process is carried out following the stages and activities of the ESDLC methodology that results in the design and application of an expert system with symptoms, illnesses, and questions that are consistent with the theory of the doctor or homeopathic expert. This research resulted in an application to help expert homeopathic medicine experts with pediatric patients who can facilitate the process of diagnosing the disease along with the recommended medicine.

Keywords: Expert System, Forward chaining, Homeopathic, Medicine, ESDLC

Topic: Computer Science