Colorful Atlas of Common Traditional Chinese Herbs Identification and Application

Author: Liu Jizhu (Editor-in-Chief), Fang Zhijian (Editor), He Xinrong (Editor)
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This volume of the chart features 131 medicinal plants from southern China, including 30 species of roots and rhizomes, 20 species of stems, woods, barks, and leaves, 12 species of flowers, 10 species of fruits and seeds, and 59 species of entire plants. Over 140 color photographs. Each medicinal plant includes common aliases, the source of the original plant (family name, plant name, scientific name, medicinal parts), main identification features of the original plant (plant type, stem and leaf characteristics, flower and fruit features), growth environment, main production areas, harvesting and processing methods, medicinal property characteristics (morphology, appearance, texture, cross-section, and odor), property and flavor meridian (four qi and five flavors, toxicity, meridian pathways), functions and main indications, common application prescriptions, common dosages (oral and external use, dosage refers to the daily adult routine dose, may exceed the routine dose when using fresh herbs or high doses, and toxic herbs should be used with caution), application contraindications, and other information about drug parts.