Toward Recognition of Easily Confused TCM Herbs on the Smartphone Using Hierarchical Clustering Convolutional Neural Network

Table 1

Different types of Chinese herbs.

Categorization		Herb names (example)	Treating diseases
Four natures	Hot, warm	Zingiberis rhizome	Abdominal cramp, diarrhea
		Angelicae Sinensis Radix	Chronic constipation, menstrual disorders
	Cool, cold	Rehmanniae Radix	Cardiovascular diseases
		Gypsum	Bronchial asthma
	Neutral	Poria	Promoting urination, edema
Five flavors	Acrid	Gypsum	Bronchial asthma
	Sweet	Cyperi rhizoma	Emotional disorders
	Bitter	Armeniacae semen	Dissolve phlegm, relieve cough
		Atractylodis rhizoma	Palpitation, edema
	Sour	Schisandrae Fructus	Spontaneous sweating, night sweating
	Salty	Scrophulariae Radix	Chronic pharyngitis
		Pumex	Sticky sputum
		Ecklonia thallus	Goiter, scrofula