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title: 5.3 Herbal Recommendations Panel
description: "![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/herbal1.jpg) ****Data source**** The herbal database (`assets/therapy/herbal_database.json`) is derived from a 5,722-page CNRI knowledge base. It is structured as: condition name → list of herbs, each with a reference count. The reference count reflects how many source documents cited that…"
url: "https://cnri.edu/docs/5-3-herbal-recommendations-panel/"
updated: "2026-03-24"
category: Natural Medicine Therapy Panels
---

# 5.3 Herbal Recommendations Panel

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/herbal1.jpg)

****Data source****

The herbal database (`assets/therapy/herbal_database.json`) is derived from a 5,722-page CNRI knowledge base. It is structured as: condition name → list of herbs, each with a reference count.

The reference count reflects how many source documents cited that herb for that condition. Higher counts indicate broader cross-reference support.

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/herbal2.jpg)

****How it works****

1. The engine takes the organ keywords associated with the triggered iris zone.

2. It runs a case-insensitive prefix search across all condition names in the database.

3. Up to ****4 matching conditions**** per zone are returned, each with up to ****6 herbs**** ranked by reference count.

4. Zones are sorted so the highest-severity zone appears first.

****What the panel shows****

Each recommendation card displays:

- ****Eye badge**** (OD/OS) and ****finding badge**** (FLAT/PROT/ANW)

- ****Zone name**** and associated organ system

- ****Severity percentage**** from the iris analysis

- ****Matched conditions**** — up to 4 condition names relevant to that organ

- ****Herb list**** per condition — herb name + reference count shown as a chip; tapping a chip opens the source reference list

- ****Evidence note**** — total number of references for the top herb

****Disclaimer strip****

A disclaimer is shown at the bottom of every herbal card and is also printed in the PDF. It reminds practitioners that herb–drug interactions exist and that professional supervision is required.

**List of book references used in software:**

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/herbal_reference_library1.jpg)

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/herbal_reference_library2-1024x747.jpg)

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/herbal_reference_library3.jpg)

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/herbal_reference_library4-1024x684.jpg)

![](https://cnri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/herbal_reference_library5-1024x828.jpg)