Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine (For Traditional Chinese Medicine Majors)

Author: Shen Yingjun
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a scientific discipline that studies the interaction patterns and mechanisms between traditional Chinese medicinal herbs and the human body under the guidance of TCM theory, combining clinical efficacy. It is an important professional course for TCM majors. This textbook is based on the 1983 edition of the nationally unified textbook Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, edited by Professor Wang Yunmo, and incorporates the major achievements and recent advancements in TCM pharmacological research over the past decade. The textbook maintains the classification of TCM herbs by efficacy, comprising a total of 23 chapters, including 4 general chapters, 18 specific chapters, and one experimental design chapter.
The general chapters focus on elaborating the research objects, disciplinary tasks, research approaches, modern research of TCM property theory, major factors influencing the efficacy of TCM, and the fundamental pharmacological and toxicological knowledge required for the development of new (Chinese) medicines. The specific chapters begin with an overview, followed by representative herbs and formulae. Due to limitations in teaching hours, the textbook includes only a limited number of herbs and formulae—80 single herbs and 18 commonly used formulae. For each herb, the source, Latin name, main components, and properties (taste and potency) are briefly introduced. To strengthen the connection between efficacy and pharmacological actions, efficacy and pharmacology are listed separately, with pharmacology being emphasized. Clinical applications are presented concisely, listing primary indications followed by modern disease names, with a focus on monotherapy. Combinations of two or more herbs are not included. Adverse reactions are described if they occur, with an emphasis on clinical toxic and side effects, as well as toxicity observed in long-term animal toxicity tests and affected organs, to provide guidance for clinical use. For formulae, the name, origin, and composition are listed first, with other content following the same format as single herbs.
This textbook is also suitable for individuals engaged in TCM teaching, medical practice, research, production, and those Western medicine practitioners learning TCM. All herb names, sources, properties (taste and potency), meridian tropism, efficacy, and primary indications in the textbook are referenced from the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (1990 edition).