Essential Readings in TCM Clinics Series Essential Formulas

Author: Qing Wang Ang wrote, Zheng Jinsheng edited
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Publishing Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book was written by Qing Wang Ang in 1683 and revised in 1694. The title "Bencao Beiyao" means that the pharmacological content it contains is both comprehensive and concise. The book is organized based on Wang Ang's revised original. The entire book selects 479 commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs, divided into 8 sections (Grasses, Trees, Fruits, Grains and Vegetables, Metals, Stones, Earth, Birds and Animals, Fish, Reptiles, Insects, and Humans). The content of each herb is brief and practical, with bold text highlighting the characteristics of the herb's efficacy and scope of application, while small text provides concise explanations of the herb's mechanism of action, characteristics of the diseases it treats, clinical medication techniques and methods, and comparisons with similar herbs. The book intersperses medical cases and anecdotes related to the efficacy of the herbs, making it engaging and easy to remember. After each herb, there is a brief description of the herb's origin, identification, processing, and other related information. Since its first publication, the book has been highly favored by medical practitioners and has been reprinted over 200 times, making it the most frequently reprinted ancient Chinese pharmacopoeia. Its influence has been enduring, and it remains the best introductory book for learning Chinese medicine and a practical reference book for clinical medication.