Chinese Medical Dictionary

Author: Xie Guan
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 1998-04-01
Features: The medical terms in China, such as Wen (Warming), Qing (Clearing), Bu (Tonifying), and Duo (Harmonizing) for the thirteen (formulas), Da Fang Mai (Major Pulse) and Xiao Fang Mai (Minor Pulse) for the thirteen (disciplines), Han (Sweating), He (Harmonizing), Xia (Purging), and Xiao (Dissolving) for the eight (methods), the evolution of ancient formula dosages, the explanation of Jun Chen Zuo Shi (Principal, Deputy, Assistant, and Adjuvant), Tang, Wan, Gao, and San (pills, powders, ointments, and decoctions), are all meticulously explained based on original sources. The book contains over 70,000 entries, arranged by the stroke count of the first character, with the stroke count of the second character used as a secondary sorting method, and so on. Additionally, an entry index and a headword index are provided for easy retrieval. For difficult characters, direct phonetic annotations are used.