Chinese-English Dictionary of Standardized Terms for Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Xie Zongwan (Editor) / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: [Editor's Recommendation:] This book is a large-scale professional dictionary that standardizes the names of traditional Chinese medicinal materials in China based on the principle of "one thing, one name." The entire book consists of eleven chapters and includes 5,872 plant, animal, and mineral traditional Chinese medicinal materials.
Chapters 1 to 9 are dedicated to plant medicines, each organized by the part used medicinally. Within the same chapter, medicines of the same family are grouped together for easier comparison and identification. For convenience in reference, some homonymous medicines with different names are also compiled together. Chapters 10 and 11 cover animal and mineral medicines, respectively.
Each entry includes the standard name of the medicinal material, its Pinyin name, Latin name, English name, the scientific name of the original plant (animal or mineral), the part used medicinally, and notes on the name. The book is characterized by clear objectives, standardized methods, evidence-based selection, practicality, scientific utility, occasional innovation, diversity, and convenient retrieval. It serves as a reference for researchers, educators, clinicians, producers, marketers, international traders, and pharmaceutical administrators in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
This book not only facilitates communication between disciplines and industries but also promotes exchanges in medicine both domestically and internationally. It plays a crucial role in clarifying the origins of names, standardizing medicinal names, resolving the confusion caused by multiple names for the same thing or different names for the same substance, ensuring the correct use of medicinal materials, and thus holds significant practical importance.