Colorful Atlas of Common Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials Identification and Application.1

Author: Liu Jizhu
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: This atlas compiles 131 traditional Chinese medicinal plants from southern China, including 30 species of roots and rhizomes, 20 species of stems, woods, barks, and leaves, 12 species of flowers, 10 species of fruits and seeds, and 59 species of whole herbs. Over 140 color photographs are included. Each plant medicine is documented with its common aliases, the source of the original plant (family name, plant name, scientific name, medicinal parts), the main identifying features of the original plant (plant type, stems and leaves, flower and fruit characteristics), growth environment, main production areas, harvesting and processing methods, medicinal characteristics (morphology, appearance, texture, cross-section, and aroma), properties and meridian tropism (four Qi and five flavors, toxicity, meridian tropism), functions and indications, common application prescriptions, and common usage and dosage (oral and external use, dosage refers to the daily adult standard dose; if fresh herbs are used or high doses are applied, the dosage may exceed the standard; caution is needed for toxic herbs), contraindications, and other medicinal parts. This atlas compiles 131 traditional Chinese medicinal plants from southern China, including 30 species of roots and rhizomes, 20 species of stems, woods, barks, and leaves, 12 species of flowers, 10 species of fruits and seeds, and 59 species of whole herbs. Over 140 color photographs are included. Each plant medicine is documented with its common aliases, the source of the original plant (family name, plant name, scientific name, medicinal parts), the main identifying features of the original plant (plant type, stems and leaves, flower and fruit characteristics), growth environment, main production areas, harvesting and processing methods, medicinal characteristics (morphology, appearance, texture, cross-section, and aroma), properties and meridian tropism (four Qi and five flavors, toxicity, meridian tropism), functions and indications, common application prescriptions, and common usage and dosage (oral and external use, dosage refers to the daily adult standard dose; if fresh herbs are used or high doses are applied, the dosage may exceed the standard; caution is needed for toxic herbs), contraindications, and other medicinal parts.