Chinese Medicine Formulas Dictionary, Volume 8

Author: Peng Huairen
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: Included in the scientific research project of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Great 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 comprehensive summary of TCM formula research throughout history and fills the gap in the compilation of TCM formula literature from the Ming Dynasty to the present. The entire book comprises approximately 18 million words, collecting around 100,000 formulas, published in 11 volumes. The table of contents is arranged in order of the stroke count of the first character of the formula names; the last volume contains the index of the entire book and the symptom-index for formula searching. It is characterized by being comprehensive, accurate, easy to search, and practical, making it a groundbreaking masterpiece unmatched in contemporary TCM formula studies. This volume is the eighth, featuring formulas with names starting with ten strokes, totaling approximately 7,835.