Herbal Medicine Information System Using Push and Pull Technology in Mobile Application

Push technology could be seen being used when the information is generated by a central web server and then pushes it to a client. A client may access this information through their personal computers, laptops, and mobile phones. In contrast to Push technology, there is Pull technology. Pull technology could be seen being used when a client requests information from a server. In this study, the researchers developed an android-based mobile application, called HerbLife, that uses push and pull technology in for alternative medicine information. The herbal solutions app is ideal for use by people who would like to use plant-based medicines instead of the chemical ones to avoid allergies and other medical dilemma. The technology applied is ideal for offline connection especially in remote and rural areas where access is limited and the mobile device has limited memory capacity. This research were able to present information rich content in the form of video, text and other multimedia features in order to fully covered the needed herbal solution instruction to present to the target users. The presented plant-based medicinal information in this study were carefully selected and tested by professional before developing this herbal information system. The mobile application was tested with the fullest of its functionality and supported by user acceptance testing of the experts in herbal medicines and proven users of this alternative approach as shown in this study.