" The Four Hundred Medicinal Songs with Explanations in Plain Language "

Author: Wang Jinhong, Hua Haiqing
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Features: This book is an interpretive reader of "Yao Xing Ge Kuo Si Wei," with each herb divided into four sections: original text, annotations, translated language, and remarks. The entire book provides a comprehensive explanation of each herb's variety, origin, production area, properties, functions, main indications, clinical applications, dosage, and usage precautions using modern language. The content is concise, easy to understand, highly practical, and suitable for TCM practitioners, medical college students, and enthusiasts of traditional Chinese medicine.
1. Ginseng
[Original text] Ginseng is sweet in nature, greatly tonifying qi, quenching thirst and generating fluids, and regulating nourishing and defending.
[Annotations] [1] Qi: Also known as "original qi," includes the original yin and original yang qi. It is inherited from the innate and relies on postnatal nourishment to grow. It is transformed from the essence of the innate, hence the name. It originates from the kidneys (including the mingmen) and is stored in the dantian. It reaches the whole body through the three pathways, driving the activities of all organs and tissues, serving as the source of biochemical.