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ABSTRACT

METHODOLOGY

The process model used by the researchers in developing and the android mobile application “Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine Mobile Android Application” is the Rapid Application Development (RAD).

The research study aimed to develop an Android Mobile Application that can be easily used in case of emergency and it has the capability to categorize and suggests herbal remedies, and a human anatomy that will show probable illnesses in each part of the body. It is expected to provide android users a quick, flexible and a digital way of knowing about information on how disorders can be cured. Android users can easily search or find ways that can help alleviate illnesses. It would also raise the familiarity and skills of the developers so that in the future, they would formulate again better and useful applications. This is essential for future researchers to develop related applications to improve the quality and delivery of herbal remedies to the Asian countries. This also serves as their basis on developing related application. The researchers were able to design and develop an Encyclopaedia of herbal medicine mobile android application and have come up with the following findings: evidences of clinical effectiveness is rated according to quality; the use of herbal medicines and derived products should therefore be considered within the context of their use; security measures were imposed to make sure that the only authorized persons can access the system.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

EHM:APP

First Phase : Concept Definition Stage

The mobile application was evaluated along Reliability, User-friendliness, Usefulness, Completeness and Aesthetic Effect.

Second Phase : Functional Design Stage

“is a development lifecycle designed to give much faster development and higher-quality results than those achieved with the traditional Lifecycle. It is designed to take the maximum advantage of powerful development Software that has evolved recently.”

-James Martin

Third Phase : Development Stage

Fourth Phase : Deployment Stage

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HERBAL MEDICINE ANDROID MOBILE APPLICATION

CONCLUSION

RECOMMENDATION

The researchers suggested using any mobile phone with a minimum requirement of Android operating system version 2.2(Froyo) and 4 inches Screen Dimension. For the storage medium, a 10 (ten) megabyte internal or external memory needed.

Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations are hereby proposed: 1) The developed android application should be used by the android users to have a quick, flexible and a digital way of knowing about the information’s on how the disorders can be healed and what are the corresponding remedies for an ill health person. 2) End-users must undergo learning to better understand how the application works and how to use it in the best way possible. 3) Since this application focused on its features and on the differences with the other applications, the researchers recommend the implementation of the proposed system. The implementation of the proposed system will minimize the problems about different diseases in Asian countries.

Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusion were drawn: 1) Searching the herbal remedies information quickly on the mobile phone is the easiest way to catch information’s about the suggested remedies of disorders. 2) The Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine Mobile android Application is economically and technically feasible. 3) The proposed system was evaluated “Excellent” in almost all aspects, hence, the proposed system is technically feasible and its features would contribute much to the over-all effectiveness of the developers to the android users.