Natural Diverse Components, Herbgenomics, and Artificial Intelligence: A Multi-Dimensional Paradigm for Polyherbal Formulation Research

Liang Leng; Jing Mo; Hongguo Chen; Shenjie You; Can Wang; Jun Lu; Zhaotong Cong; Wei Chen; Chi Song; Sanyin Zhang

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Natural Diverse Components, Herbgenomics, and Artificial Intelligence: A Multi-Dimensional Paradigm for Polyherbal Formulation Research

Liang Leng ^a^,^b^,^*
, Jing Mo ^a^,^b^,^c
, Hongguo Chen ^d
, Shenjie You ^a^,^b
, Can Wang ^a^,^b
, Jun Lu ^e
, Zhaotong Cong ^a^,^b
, Wei Chen ^a^,^b
, Chi Song ^a^,^b
, Sanyin Zhang ^a^,^b^,^*

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Liang Leng, Jing Mo, Hongguo Chen, Shenjie You, Can Wang, Jun Lu, Zhaotong Cong, Wei Chen, Chi Song, Sanyin Zhang. Natural Diverse Components, Herbgenomics, and Artificial Intelligence: A Multi-Dimensional Paradigm for Polyherbal Formulation Research. Engineering 202601021 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2026.01.021

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