Chinese Medicine Atlas (Color Illustrations and Text)

Author: Xu Jun
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound. Chinese herbal medicine is a precious heritage accumulated by the working people of our country over thousands of years in their struggle against diseases. The development of Chinese herbal medicine records the hardships and achievements of our ancestors in combating diseases. Over thousands of years, Chinese herbal medicine has made significant contributions to safeguarding people's health and the prosperity of the nation. Those who wish to study medicine must first recognize herbs. Chinese herbal medicine has a wide range of sources and is as numerous as the stars. This book selects commonly used herbs for comprehensive organization, classifies them by stroke order, uses the official name of the herb as the entry, and provides sub-items such as name, category, medicinal part, alternative names, origin, collection, nature and flavor, functions and indications, usage and dosage, and contraindications, all listed in order. The selected entries are accompanied by ink line drawings for intuitive understanding. This book can serve as a teaching reference and supplementary textbook for TCM colleges and universities, as well as a reference tool for medical workers and enthusiasts of traditional Chinese medicine.