Chinese Materia Medica
eBook - ePub

Chinese Materia Medica

Chemistry, Pharmacology and Applications

  1. 714 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Chinese Materia Medica

Chemistry, Pharmacology and Applications

About this book

Chinese Materia Medica - Chemistry, Pharmacology and Applications provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the chemistry and pharmacology of commonly-used Chinese herbs. It gives an in-depth profile of the traditional experience of Chinese materia medica with modern scientific explanations. It also features the theories and concepts of Chinese materia medica from the Western medical perspectives, and the sources, production and quality control of Chinese materia medica. This book can be used both as a reference book and a textbook for specialized university and on-the-job training courses. It is essential reading for all students and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. It should also be of interest to those in education and research in natural products, pharmaceutical sciences and medicine.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Introduction
  8. 2. Characteristics of Chinese Materia Medica
  9. 3. Processing of Chinese Materia Medica
  10. 4. Guidelines for Application of Chinese Materia Medica
  11. 5. Sources and Production of Chinese Materia Medica
  12. 6. Herbs for Relieving Exterior Syndromes
  13. 7. Heat-Clearing Herbs
  14. 8. Purgative Herbs
  15. 9. Herbs Expelling Wind-Dampness
  16. 10. Aromatic and Damp-Resolving Herbs
  17. 11. Herbs Inducing Diuresis and Excreting Dampness
  18. 12. Interior-Warming Herbs
  19. 13. Qi-Regulating Herbs
  20. 14. Digestant Herbs
  21. 15. Herbs that Stop Bleeding
  22. 16. Herbs Promoting Blood Circulation and Dissolving Blood Stasis
  23. 17. Herbs that Resolve Phlegm and Stop Coughing and Wheezing
  24. 18. Herbs Calming the Spirit
  25. 19. Herbs Extinguishing Liver-Wind and Stopping Tremors
  26. 20. Herbs Inducing Resuscitation
  27. 21. Tonifying Herbs
  28. 22. Astringent Herbs
  29. Index of Latin Names
  30. Index of English Names
  31. Index of Chinese Names
  32. Index of Pharmacological Actions