Chinese Herbal Medicine. Tibetan Medicine Volume

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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: This book is one of the volumes of National Chinese Herbal Medicine, a comprehensive work that introduces the theory and practice of Tibetan medicine throughout history. It is the most complete, reliable, and richly detailed Tibetan herbal medicine masterpiece among existing works. The book includes 396 Tibetan medicinal herbs commonly used in clinical practice and proven effective, comprising 39 mineral herbs, 309 plant herbs, and 48 animal herbs. Each herb is listed with its standard name, synonyms, species verification, morphology, identification, chemical composition, pharmacology, processing, properties, functions and indications, additional formulas, preparations, and references. It extensively records valuable materials from the late authoritative Tibetan medicinal expert Karmo Tsultrim, who conducted extensive field research over many years, particularly in species verification, herb identification, processing, and additional formulas. It is the most comprehensive version of Tibetan herbal medicine available to date. The book highlights the characteristics of Tibetan medicine in terms of content, format, and terminology, and efforts have been made to preserve the original content during translation. Adhering to the principle of refining and selecting the essence, the book avoids superstition and reflects the scientificity, practicality, and advancement of Tibetan medicine.