Essential Chinese Medicine

Volume 2: Health Tonics

Bao Chun Zhang, Yu Ting Chen

• Publisher: WSPC
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9789813239111
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Pharmacology

Essential Chinese Medicine: Health Tonics has gathered a total of 54 types of commonly-seen tonifying medicinal materials, providing the details of each medicine including its origin, place of production, nature and flavour, meridian tropism, effects, treatment, usage and dosage, preparation methods of medicated diets and consumption methods. All of this information is further illustrated with high-quality colour photographs, and terms are written in both English and Chinese for easy reference.

Contents:

• What are Chinese Medicines ( Zhong Yao 中药)? What is Meant by 'Food and Medicine Originate from the Same Source'?
• How are the Names of Chinese Medicines Derived?
• Where are the Main Distribution Regions of Chinese Medicines in China?
• What is Meant by Authentic Medicinal Materials ( Daodi Yaocai 道地药材)?
• Why Do Chinese Herbs Need to be Processed? What is the Significance of Processing?
• What are Some Common Methods of Authenticating Chinese Medicines? How Do We Select Good Medicinal Materials?
• Do You Know What is Meant by Four Properties and Five Flavours ( Si Qi Wu Wei 四气五味), Meridian Tropism ( Gui Jing 归经) and Ascending, Descending, Floating, Sinking ( Sheng Jiang Fu Chen 升降浮沉)?
• What is the Compatibility of Chiese Medicines ( Zhongyao Peiwu 中药配伍)? What is Meant by 'Seven Emotions' ( Qi Qing 七情 ) of Chinese Medicines?
• Are Chinese Medicines Poisonous?
• What are Herbal Incompatibility, 18 Incompatible Herbs ( Shi Ba Fan 十八反) and 19 Herbs of Mutual Antagonism ( Shi Jiu Wei 十九畏)?
• What are Decoction ( Tangji 汤剂), Herb Plaster ( Gaoji 膏剂) and Pill ( wanji 丸剂)? What is the Dosage or Preparation Form of Chinese Herb ( Zhongyao Jixing 中药剂型) All About?
• Do You Know the Method of Making Chinese Herbal Decoctions?
• Do You Know the 'Safe Dosages' to Take When Consuming Chinese Medicines?
• Do You Know How to Preserve Chinese Medicines?
• Is Medicinal Diet ( Yaoshan 药膳) a Form of Medicine or Food? Can I Come Up with My Own Receipes for Medicated Diets?

Essence:

• Qi Tonics 补气药
• Blood Tonics 补血药
• Yin Tonics 补阴药
• Yang Tonics 补阳药

Readership: All TCM teachers, students, researchers, practitioners, advanced undergraduates and graduate students in Chinese medicine, and acupuncture. Individuals in the following fields: medicine, psychology, psychopathology, life and health sciences, philosophy, humanities, sociology, education, and anthropology. Members of the laypublic.TCM;Healthcare;Wellness;Balance;Health Tonics;Medicinal Herbs;Blood Circulation;Rheumatism;Edema00

Now consider the wide array of Chinese tonics. Replenishing tonics contain herbs that reinforce vital functions or treat deficiencies in vital essence, energy, and blood. These are known as restorative herbs. How do we avoid confusing the many different herbs? What are their actions? When buying medicinal herbs,how can we tell which ones are genuine and of good quality? Here, we learn about the 54 most commonly used replenishing herbs.

Qi Tonics

Tonics of sweet flavour and warm or moderate nature, used for replenishing the vital energy. Qi tonics are usually used in the treatment of qi deficiency of the spleen, lungs, heart and other organs. Also used in the treatment of blood deficiency together with blood tonics.

Medicinal Materials
Ginseng
Western Ginseng (American Ginseng)
Pilose Asiabell Root
Heterophylly Falsestarwort Root
Milkvetch Root
Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome
Common Yam Rhizome
White Hyacinth Bean
Liquorice Root
Chinese Date
Malt Sugar
Honey

Ginseng

Radix Ginseng

Source Ginseng Root is the dried root (or with rhizome) of Panax ginseng C.A. Mey., (Fam. Araliaceae.)

Producing Areas Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang provinces, etc.

Properties Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Neutral

Channels Spleen, Lung, Heart

Action

•Invigorates vital energy and relieves collapse-syndrome

Forcollapse-syndrome with listlessness, weak respiration and indistinct pulse; single use for exhaustion of vital energy or blood (decoction of ginseng); for yin-exhaustion.

•Invigorates spleen-energy

For spleen-deficiency syndrome manifested as poor appetite, fat...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Series Editors
• Copyright
• Editors-in-Chief
• Preface
• Publisher’s Note
• Note from the Editor-in-Chief
• Introduction
• Guide to Reading
• Basic Knowledge
• Essence
• Questions and Answers
• Appendices