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Chinese medicine uses simply processed animal, vegetable, and mineral products, vegetable items accounting for about 90%. This book includes over 240 of the most commonly used agents. The items are arranged in pharmacognostic style according to the part of the plant used. Included are names, origins, characters, quality, production area, properties and actions, indications, chemical constituents, and representative formulas. Appendixes include drug function comparison tables, a short description of drug processing, 356 formulas with ingredients and indications, and a glossary of Chinese medical terms. A merged English, Latin, Pinyin, and Japanese index provides easy access to any agent plant, or formula discussed in the book. A Chinese index makes the book useful to those familiar with the original names. With nearly 240 illustrated agents and over 350 formulas, this text represents an indispensable basic handbook for the student of drug therapy of Chinese medicine. It is an excellent reference for those who sell or prescribe Chinese drugs, for pharmacists and pharmacologists, as well as those merely interested in Chinese medicine. Chinese and Japanese editions of this book have been highly praised, the Chinese edition having won the Golden Tripod award of the Government Information Office of the Republic of China.
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Hardbound. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. With its unique theoretical basis and its centuries of empirical wisdom, China's traditional drug therapy has spread over the globe and gained respect from the scientific community. Its ability to treat a vast variety of disorders effectively has won it a central place among alternative medicines. Chinese medicine uses simply processed animal, vegetable, and mineral products, vegetable items accounting for about 90%. This book includes over 240 of the most commonly used agents. The author has included names, origins, characters, quality, production area, properties and actions, indications, chemical constituents, and representative formulas. Appendices include drug function comparison tables, a short description of drug processing, 356 formulas with ingredients and indications, and a glossary of Chinese medical terms. A merged English, Latin, Pinyin, and Japanese index provides easy access to any agent plant, or formula discussed in the book. 383 pp., 238 col. images. Size: 27 x 20 cm. Seller Inventory # 001969
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1stedn;4vo red cloth UNREAD NF/nfdj:xi+383pp, bibliography, 238 color photo illus, chinchars in text, tables, glossary, index. Blurb: 'Though less well known than acupuncture, China's traditional drug therapy has an equally long history. Chinese medicine uses simply processed animal, vegetable, and mineral products, vegetable items accounting for about 90%. This book includes over 240 of the most commonly used agents. With nearly 240 illustrated agents and over 350 formulas, this text represents an indispensable basic handbook for the student of drug therapy of Chinese medicine.'See Seaman 2021 "Mountain Medicines" for 52 minute dvd film depicting the cultural context of one such barefoot doctor collecting herbal medicines on Taiwan in early 1970s. Seller Inventory # 210731a120
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