Chinese Medicine Formulas Dictionary, Volume 1

Author: Peng Huairen, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2000-07-01
Features: Included in the National TCM Administration's scientific research project, the Comprehensive Dictionary of TCM Formulas is a large-scale reference book on formulae that organizes, studies, and compiles formulas from historical TCM and pharmaceutical works. It represents a comprehensive summary of TCM formula research throughout history, filling the gap in the compilation of TCM formula literature since the Ming Dynasty. The book contains approximately 18 million words, collecting around 100,000 formulas, published in 11 volumes. The table of contents is arranged in order of the stroke count of the first character of the formula name; the last volume includes the index of the entire book and the disease-syndrome formula index. It is characterized by being comprehensive, accurate, easy to search, and practical, making it a groundbreaking masterpiece unmatched in contemporary TCM formula studies. This book is the volume, collecting formulas with the first character stroke count of one to three, totaling 9,634 formulas.