CHINESE HERBS

Chinese Materia Medica: Combinations & Application

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Author: Xu Li
Author: Wang Wei
Media Format: hardback
Pages: 840
Language: English
Publisher: Donica Publishing Ltd
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 9781901149029

This book contains more than 350 monographs describing functions,indications,combinations & applications of commonly used materia medica.

Clearly written, innovatively presented, comprehensively and eminently easy-to-use, this book is designed to facilitate ease of reference by herbalists in a busy practice and students seeking to consolidate their basic knowledge. Features include:· A reader-friendly tabular format listing examples for all materia medica of combinations used and their applications· Comparisons of materia medica with similar functions within most monographs· Sections on toxicity and the current legal status of the materia medica included· Full listings of materia medica by pinyin, pharmaceutical and English names· Cross-referencing of functions to individual materia medica, of materia medica to the combinations in which they appear, and of applications to relevant combinations· A listing of all herbs by channel entered· A listing of common patterns with the materia medica used in their treatment· Summaries of modern research findings fully referenced to source texts