Liu Ganzhong, Xu Qiuping & Wang Tai

Contents: This book is a companion volume to the Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine published by the Foreign Languages Press. Its authors are all leading specialists in traditional Chinese medicine. This book is in two parts  -- the general introduction and separate explanations. The first part briefly summarizes the history and sources of Chinese herbal medicines, the methods of processing them, their properties, pharmacology and rules for clinical practice. The second part mainly introduces, in detail, nearly 200 commonly used Chinese herbs and their prescriptions, and patent drugs. It also explains the provenance, appearance, methods of processing, properties, efficacy, functions, pharmacology and clinical application of the drugs. Containing 180 colored illustrations, this book can play the role of a guide for the application of traditional Chinese drugs.

ISBN 7119024132 S 265×192 mm
331pp hardback
All rights available except English

Foreign Languages Press