Newly Composed Songs and Rhymes of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Pu Shaoqing
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Publishing Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Although there are many classical books on Chinese herbal medicine odes, with the advancement of science and technology, new functions of Chinese medicines have been discovered. Therefore, compiling a relatively comprehensive new ode book is a need for the health industry in the new century. The book not only includes drugs from the "Pharmacology" textbook of higher medical and pharmaceutical colleges but also categorizes them into chapters based on their main functions and adds commonly used Chinese medicines, selecting a total of 556 herbs, including 494 main herbs and 62 supplementary herbs. Each herb is elaborated on in terms of its ode, medicinal use, prescription name, nature, flavor, meridian tropism, efficacy, application, dosage, usage, and precautions. At the beginning of each chapter and section, a "Pharmacological Ode" is included to summarize the main symptoms, treatment methods, and functions. An ode in four-character rhyming verse is also composed for each herb. At the end of the book, a name index of herbs is provided for easy reference. This book is novel, practical, easy to memorize, and serves as a reference for studying the "Pharmacology" textbook of higher medical and pharmaceutical colleges. It is suitable for students of traditional Chinese medicine colleges, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, and enthusiasts of traditional Chinese medicine.