Great Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas, Volume 4

Author: Peng Huairen
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Publishing Date: 2000-07-01
Features: Included in the scientific research project of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Comprehensive Dictionary of TCM Formulas is a large-scale reference book on formulae that organizes, studies, and compiles formulas from historical TCM works. It represents a major summary of TCM formula research throughout history, filling the gap in the compilation of comprehensive TCM formula literature since the Ming Dynasty. The book contains approximately 18 million words, collecting about 100,000 formulas, published in 11 volumes. The table of contents is arranged by the stroke count of the first character of the formula names; the last volume includes the index of the entire book and the disease-syndrome index for formula retrieval. It is characterized by being comprehensive, accurate, easy to search, and practical, making it a groundbreaking masterpiece unmatched in contemporary TCM formula studies. This book is the fourth volume, collecting formulas with names starting with six strokes, totaling approximately 8,808 formulas.