Common TCM Commodity Identification

Author: Liu Tas
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The book is divided into five chapters. Each chapter introduces the development, classification, origin, harvesting, processing, quality standards and grading, chemical composition, identification, packaging, storage and preservation, and business of traditional Chinese medicine. Chapters 2 to 5 cover plant-based traditional Chinese medicine, animal-based traditional Chinese medicine, mineral-based traditional Chinese medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine preparations, introducing 177 types of traditional Chinese medicine products and 25 types of traditional Chinese medicine preparations. Each product includes information such as synonyms, botanical (animal, mineral) name, medicinal part, origin, harvesting and processing, product characteristics, product specifications, quality evaluation, chemical composition, properties and functions, storage and preservation, and variety applications. Traditional Chinese medicine preparations also include prescription, preparation method, and inspection details. The book is concise in writing, accurate in content, highlights the identification of traditional Chinese medicine characteristics, quality evaluation, and grading, and is accompanied by 181 illustrations, making it a valuable reference for professionals in the production, research, and sales of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as for faculty and students of relevant higher education institutions.