Chinese Common Traditional Chinese Medicines

Author: Shen Baoan
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Chinese Common Herbs is a comprehensive reference book that gathers the essence of herb knowledge. It begins with basic knowledge of herbs, detailing their concepts, naming conventions, properties, and applications. The main text of the book includes 438 traditional and herbal species, plus additional herbs noted in the appendices, totaling over 500 species. Each herb is systematically introduced under categories such as scientific name, plant (animal) morphology, habitat distribution, collection and processing, medicinal characteristics, commercial specifications, decoction preparation, properties and meridians, functions and indications, dosage and administration, precautions, selected formulas, and notes. At the end of the book, there are general rules for decoction preparation, conversion between metric and traditional units, an index of Chinese scientific names, and a Latin name index. Additionally, the book includes 451 illustrations of the original plants (or animals, minerals) and medicinal forms to assist readers in identifying herbs. The content is up-to-date, practical, and richly illustrated, compiling recent research findings on herbs from both China and abroad. It also emphasizes the introduction of traditional Chinese medicine terminology, proverbs, and rhymes.