Essentials of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine

ISBN 9787119024134

This book is a companion volume to Fundamentals of TCM, compiled by leading Chinese specialists in TCM. Part 1 briefly summarizes the history and sources of Chinese herbal medicines, the methods of processing, properties, pharmacology, and rules for clinical practice. Part 2 introduces nearly 200 commonly used Chinese herbs and patent drugs and their prescriptions. It explains the origin, appearance, processing, properties, efficacy, functions, pharmacology, and clinical application of each. There are 180 colored illustrations of the drugs as found in their live state.