Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Gao Xuemin
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: This book includes 531 commonly used traditional Chinese medicines. Based on inheriting the essence of traditional herbal medicine over the centuries, it fully incorporates modern research findings to systematically and comprehensively explain various aspects of traditional Chinese medicine, including traditional pharmacological theory, pharmac chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, ancient and modern clinical applications, and the research and development of new traditional Chinese medicine drugs. It showcases the knowledge treasures of ancient herbal medicine while reflecting the research achievements of modern traditional Chinese medicine. Theoretical knowledge is integrated with practical application, combining syndrome differentiation with disease differentiation in medication, highlighting the unique theoretical and methodological features of syndrome-based treatment. This book is part of the "Advanced Series of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine." It is edited by Professor Gao Xuemin, a professor, doctoral supervisor, council member of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, committee member of the National Pharmacopoeia, committee member of the National New Drug Evaluation, and health food evaluation committee member of the Ministry of Health, from Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is co-authored by experts in traditional Chinese and Western medicine from universities such as Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hebei Medical University's College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Military Medical University.
The book is divided into three parts: General Introduction, Main Body, and Appendix. The General Introduction systematically introduces the basic knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine and the research and development of new traditional Chinese medicine drugs. The Main Body includes 531 commonly used traditional Chinese medicines, organized into 21 chapters based on different therapeutic effects. Each chapter systematically explains the concept, actions, indications, classification and compatibility rules, usage precautions, and modern research findings of the relevant drug categories. Each medicine, inheriting the essence of traditional herbal medicine while fully incorporating modern research findings, systematically and comprehensively explains the traditional pharmacological theory, pharmac chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, ancient and modern clinical applications, and modern research findings of the 531 traditional Chinese medicines. It showcases the knowledge treasures of ancient herbal medicine while reflecting the new developments of modern traditional Chinese medicine, integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application, combining syndrome differentiation with disease differentiation in medication, and particularly highlighting the theoretical and methodological features of syndrome-based treatment.
The content of the book is scientific, systematic, standardized, novel, and practical, with profound reasoning, reflecting the new level of this discipline at the end of the 20th century. This book is intended for professionals engaged in teaching, medical practice, and research in traditional Chinese medicine, especially for high-level teaching and learning in traditional Chinese medicine.