Published: 2025-12-01
Prediction of Five Elements Imbalance and Acupuncture Point Recommendations Using Health-LLM Agent Method for Symptom Diagnosis Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Theory at Acumastery Clinic
DOI: 10.35870/ijsecs.v5i3.5775
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Abstract
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a medical system that has been historically proven effective in diagnosing and managing various symptoms through the concepts of the Five Element imbalance, Yin-Yang, and acupuncture points. In the era of artificial intelligence, the utilization of Large Language Models (LLMs) specifically designed for the healthcare domain, referred to as Health-LLM Agents (AI-based health agents powered by LLMs), holds great potential in supporting TCM practices with greater efficiency and precision. This study aims to design and evaluate the performance of a Health-LLM Agent in predicting imbalances among the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) based on patient symptoms, while also recommending appropriate acupuncture points for therapy. The methodology involves fine-tuning an LLM model with prompt engineering tailored to TCM terminology and principles, along with integrating symptom data in semi-structured text format. Evaluation is conducted using expert validation and classification metrics such as diagnostic accuracy, relevance of acupuncture point recommendations, and result interpretability. The findings indicate that the Health-LLM Agent achieves an 81% accuracy in predicting Five Element imbalances and receives 92% positive validation from TCM practitioners regarding acupuncture point recommendations. These results demonstrate that the Health-LLM Agent can serve as a promising tool to support the digitalization and personalization of TCM diagnosis through AI-based systems
Keywords
Acupuncture ; Artificial Intelligence ; Five Element ; Symptom Diagnosis ; Traditional Chinese Medicine
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This article has been peer-reviewed and published in the International Journal Software Engineering and Computer Science (IJSECS). The content is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Issue: Vol. 5 No. 3 (2025)
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License: CC BY 4.0
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Copyright: © 2025 Authors
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DOI: 10.35870/ijsecs.v5i3.5775
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Iwan Muttaqin
Postgraduate, Master of Informatics Engineering, Universitas Pamulang, South Tangerang City, Banten Province, Indonesia
Arya Adhyaksa Waskita
Postgraduate, Master of Informatics Engineering, Universitas Pamulang, South Tangerang City, Banten Province, Indonesia
Choirul Basir
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Pamulang, South Tangerang City, Banten Province, Indonesia
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