Selected Thousands of Excellent Methods - Volume of Chinese Patent Medicine

Author: Liu Shuo, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book, "Selected Masterpieces of Chinese Patent Medicine - Volume of Patent Medicine," is a specialized reference tool for modern Chinese patent medicine, serving as a compilation of the essence of modern patent medicines. It comprehensively collects outstanding works of Chinese patent medicine in recent years, emphasizing the remarkable achievements and clinical experiences in modern traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice. It also takes into account the clinical outcomes of the development of TCM and focuses on incorporating modern clinical experiences. Driven by a commitment to scientific rigor and safety, and guided by a spirit of responsibility toward patients, the authors have selectively and meticulously chosen and included the content. The selected patent medicines in this book meet strict and scientific standards, are listed in the National Pharmacopoeia, have been announced by authoritative national medical and pharmaceutical media, and are available for purchase in regular pharmacies across China. To facilitate learning and application by a broad readership, the book is divided into three volumes: Upper Volume, Middle Volume, and Lower Volume.
The Upper Volume serves as an introduction to the use of household patent medicines, focusing on essential knowledge such as how to select patent medicines, common dosage forms of patent medicines, basic dosage and administration methods, storage and preservation of patent medicines, and contraindications for their use. The Middle Volume introduces the treatment of various diseases with patent medicines, emphasizing the use of patent medicines for respiratory system disorders, circulatory system disorders, digestive system disorders, urinary system disorders, neuroendocrine system disorders, infectious diseases, gynecological diseases, pediatric diseases, ophthalmology and otolaryngology diseases, tumor diseases, surgical diseases, orthopedic diseases, and dermatological diseases. The Lower Volume focuses on patent medicines with different functions, introducing dozens of common prescription formulas such as cold remedies, heat-clearing herbs, summer-warming herbs, phlegm-resolving herbs, collaterals-unblocking herbs, dampness-dispelling herbs, laxative herbs, stagnation-resolving herbs, cold-dispelling herbs, qi-regulating herbs, blood-regulating herbs, blood-tonifying and Qi-boosting herbs, Yin-nourishing and Yang-tonifying herbs, tranquilizing herbs, menstrual-regulating herbs, fetal-calming and leukorrhea-stopping herbs, and pediatric herbs. The content is extremely rich.
This book serves as an introductory reference tool for Chinese patent medicine. It is believed to provide valuable guidance for readers in learning and using Chinese patent medicine and can also be used as an important reference book for family health care.