Chinese Herbs is an illustrated encyclopedia of over 250 herbs for medical problems ranging from anemia to TB.Chinese traditional medicine (TCM) has been gaining popularity as a respectable field in of herbal medicine. This comprehensive guide offers information specifically designed for Western readers.Each entry includes the herb's Latin name, its English name, the name in Chinese characters, a botanical description, a pharmaceutical description, a phytochemical analysis, pharmacodynamic investigations, the Chinese therapeutic use of the drug, dosage given by Chinese herbals, and other relevant information.
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John D. Keys. Chinese Herbs
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS BOOK
EXEGESIS
ALGAE
FUNGI
EQUISETINAE
FILICINAE
GYMNOSPERMAE: Ginkgoales
GYMNOSPERMAE: Coniferales
GYMNOSPERMAE: Gnetales
ANGIOSPERMAE Monocotyledonae
ANGIOSPERMAE: Dicotyledonae. Archichlamydeae
ANGIOSPERMAE: Dicotyledonae: Metachlamydeae
APPENDIX I. SUPPLEMENTARY BOTANICAL DRUGS
APPENDIX II. MINERAL DRUGS. Employed in Chinese Medicine
APPENDIX III. DRUGS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN Employed in Chinese Medicine
APPENDIX IV. A COLLECTION OF CHINESE PRESCRIPTIONS
APPENDIX V. TABLE OF TOXIC HERBS
GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS
REFERENCES
INDEX
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