Revolutionizing Chinese medicine granule placebo with a machine learning four-color model.

ABSTRACT: With the development of new Chinese medicines and the need for clinical double-blind experiments, the use of placebos in Chinese medicine is becoming increasingly important. However, due to the diverse colors and complex color gamut of these particles, existing simulation methods rely on manual comparison and color mixing, leading to high subjectivity and errors. This study addresses this issue by developing a prediction model to accurately simulate the colors of Chinese medicine granules. In this study, 52 commercially available herbal particles were collected. And more than 320 simulated granules were prepared using fillers and four pigments (lemon yellow, carmine, indigo and caramel colors). Their RGB colors were collected using visible light imaging. A granule color prediction model wa

SUBMITTER: Teng T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11963323 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature