ABSTRACT

The signal flow diagram is a graphic method used to represent complex data that is found in the field of biology and hence the field of medicine. The signal flow diagram is analyzed against a table of data and a flow chart of data and evaluated on the clarity and simplicity of imparting this information. The data modeled is from previous clinical studies and nontraditional medicine from Africa, China, and South America. This report is a development from previous presentations of the signal flow diagram. The signal flow diagram has the conventional form of a circuit diagram, comprising connected branches and nodes. It differs from a circuit diagram in two important ways. First, the nodes are the points where the signals appear and where they are summated, and second, the branches are oriented and their orientation forms a single channel for the travel of the signal.