Insect Medicine and Effective Formulas

Author: Zhen Xindong
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Publishing Date: 2002-08-01
Features: The book contains 300,000 words, including 197 types of insect medicine, divided into 15 categories such as tonifying and strengthening, activating blood circulation to remove stasis, and clearing heat and detoxifying. Each category includes dozens of herbs, with each herb accompanied by several effective formulas, totaling 1,007 formulas. These include ancient formulas, modern formulas, single formulas, compound formulas, internal formulas, and external treatment formulas, treating 249 types of diseases in internal, external, gynecology, pediatrics, and five-sense departments. The book's features: linking medicine with formulas, organizing diseases through formulas, combining medicine and formulas, and emphasizing practicality. Each herb is divided into: official name, alias, family, morphology, distribution, collection, processing, pharmacological chemistry, nature and flavor, meridian tropism, function, main indications and compatibility, and usage precautions. Each formula is divided into: formula name, source, composition, dosage form, function and main indications, usage and dosage, and usage precautions. The formula names follow the first documented source or literature; if no name exists, they are named based on the herbs' composition or main function. The book includes an index of medicinal names and effective formulas for diseases, for reference. This book is intended for reference and application by a broad audience, including traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, integrated Chinese and Western medicine practitioners, workers in mines and rural areas, students and teachers of TCM colleges, and TCM enthusiasts.
The book contains 300,000 words, including 197 types of insect medicine, divided into 15 categories such as tonifying and strengthening, activating blood circulation to remove stasis, and clearing heat and detoxifying. Each category includes dozens of herbs, with each herb accompanied by several effective formulas, totaling 1,007 formulas. These include ancient formulas, modern formulas, single formulas, compound formulas, internal formulas, and external treatment formulas, treating 249 types of diseases in internal, external, gynecology, pediatrics, and five-sense departments. The book's features: linking medicine with formulas, organizing diseases through formulas, combining medicine and formulas, and emphasizing practicality. Each herb is divided into: official name, alias, family, morphology, distribution, collection, processing, pharmacological chemistry, nature and flavor, meridian tropism, function, main indications and compatibility, and usage precautions. Each formula is divided into: formula name, source, composition, dosage form, function and main indications, usage and dosage, and usage precautions. The formula names follow the first documented source or literature; if no name exists, they are named based on the herbs' composition or main function. The book includes an index of medicinal names and effective formulas for diseases, for reference. This book is intended for reference and application by a broad audience, including traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, integrated Chinese and Western medicine practitioners, workers in mines and rural areas, students and teachers of TCM colleges, and TCM enthusiasts.