Overseas Return of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rare Ancient Classics Series. Volume 10

Author: Zheng Jinsheng, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is the tenth volume of the "Overseas Returned Chinese Medical Classics Series" and includes six Ming and Qing dynasty herbal medicine works. Among them, Yao Xing Yao Lue Da Quan (Comprehensive Summary of Medicinal Properties) is a Ming dynasty clinical pharmacopoeia, published earlier than Ben Cao Gang Mu, offering new insights. Ben Cao Da Cheng Yao Xing Fu (Pharmacopoeia in Poetic Form) is a Ming dynasty herbal medicine work in poetic form, making it convenient for beginners to study and memorize. Yi Fang Yao Xing·Cao Yu Bian Lian (Pharmacopoeia of Medicinal Herbs) is a Ming dynasty specialized work on medicinal herbs, with clear and well-organized content. Xi An Du Ben Kuai Bian (Concise Herbal Reader from Xi An An) is a Qing dynasty herbal medicine work, compiled as a selection of key excerpts from Ben Cao Gang Mu, featuring the author's medicinal experience and new insights. Du Xi Shi Yuan You Fa Yong (Original Usage of Toxic Stones) and Ben Cao Bu are the earliest books written by foreign individuals in China, introducing Western medicinal knowledge. The six herbal medicine works included in this book are all rare and valuable editions, serving as important historical documents for studying Ming and Qing dynasty herbal medicine and offering valuable references for modern pharmaceutical development. The works have been newly punctuated and annotated, making them highly scholarly, practical, and bibliographically significant. They are suitable for reference by researchers, medical professionals, and educators in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as for libraries and archives.