Materia Medica Essentials

Author: Wang Ang [Qing Dynasty]
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Publishing Date: 1999-08-01
Features: This book was compiled by Wang Ang of the Qing Dynasty. It is a concise collection of various herbal medicine texts, linking medicine, symptoms, and causes of diseases. It begins with the general principles of medicinal properties, followed by eight categories: grasses, trees, fruits, grains and vegetables, metals, minerals, water, birds and animals, fish, shellfish, and humans. It includes over 470 medicinal substances, providing an overview of their flavors, functions, and primary applications. This book is both comprehensive and concise, highly practical for clinical use, and suitable for clinical practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine in various specialties as well as for reference.