Common and Expensive Traditional Chinese Medicine Authenticity Identification. Colorful Photographic Records

Author: Wu Zhaoyun, Shunqing Sheng, Chen Yihong
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a valuable medical and cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. Chinese herbal medicine serves as the material foundation for TCM's disease prevention and treatment. Herbal medicines are derived from natural plants, animals, and minerals, and their resources are limited by climatic, soil, and geological factors of the natural environment. Especially for precious Chinese herbal medicines, their production is extremely limited. The authors have long been engaged in the research and identification of Chinese herbal medicines and have always paid special attention to the usage and development of precious Chinese herbal medicines. In recent years, they have discovered many problems in the Chinese herbal medicine market. This book collects 28 genuine species, 25 confusing species, and 49 counterfeit species of precious Chinese herbal medicines. It provides comparative descriptions based on the external characteristics of the herbs, supplemented by 179 original, high-quality, full-color photographs created by the authors for reference in identifying authenticity. Taking this opportunity, the authors remind readers that if they wish to obtain genuine Chinese herbal medicines, they should purchase them from authentic herbal medicine stores.