Essential Chinese Medicine

Volume 3: Improving Blood Circulation

Bao Chun Zhang, Yu Ting Chen

• Verlag: WSPC
• Jahr: 2018
• ISBN:
  9789813239142
• Thema: Computer Science
• Thema: Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition

This book, Improving Blood Circulation, is the third volume in the Essential Chinese Medicine series, which has featured the earlier titles: Health Tonics and Restoring Balance. Like the earlier works, this volume makes accessible the benefits of traditional Chinese herbal medicines, to the health and wellness of its readers. All of this information is enhanced by high-quality colour photographs, and documented in both English and Chinese for easy reference.

The book features 52 medicinal herbs for the purpose of improving blood circulation. The reader will be able to understand the source, properties, usage and dosage for the herbs, as well as differentiate quality herbs from fakes, and prepare medicinal dishes.

Contents:

• Blood-Activating Herbs 活血化瘀药
  • Herbs for Relieving Pain 活血止痛药
  • Herbs for Regulating Menstruation 活血调经药
  • Herbs for Healing 活血疗伤药
  • Herbs for Removing Blood Stasis 破血消癥药
• Hemostatic Herbs 止血药
  • Herbs for Blood-Cooling 凉血止血药
  • Herbs for Clearing Blood Stasis 化瘀止血药
  • Herbs for Warming the Meridians 温经止血药
  • Herbs for Retarding Bleeding 收敛止血药
• Astringent Herbs 收涩药
  • Herbs for Reducing Perspiration 固表止汗药
  • Herbs for Astringing Lungs and Intestines 敛肺涩肠药
  • Herbs for Arresting Leukorrhagia and Reducing Urination 固精缩尿止带药
• Medicinal Cooking 药膳篇
  • Blood-Activating Herbs 活血化瘀药药膳
  • Hemostatic Herbs 止血药药膳
  • Astringent Herbs 收涩药药膳

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

Essence 52 Medicinal Herbs for Improving Blood Circulation In this section you will be able to •Learn the distinguishing traits and scientific names of various herbs •Identify the effects and primary curative abilities of each herb •Understand the unique characteristics of various herbs and differentiate between the genuine and the fake •Learn how to select medicinal materials of the best quality

Blood-Activating Herbs

All herbs with the action of improving circulation and dissipating obstructions are known as blood-activating herbs. They are spicy, bitter and salty in flavour, and warm in nature, with effect on the liver and heart channels. Blood-activating herbs have haemodynamic and painkilling effects, and also relieve blood stasis. They are recommended for those suffering pain and numbness, darkened blood with clots, maculae on the tongue and related ailments.

Medicinal Materials
Herbs for Relieving Pain
Herbs for Regulating Menstruation
Herbs for Healing
Herbs for Removing Blood Stasis

Herbs for Relieving Pain

•These herbs invigorate the blood to remove pain related to blood stasis.

•Bitter in flavour.

•Improve circulation and respiration, and relieve pain.

•Relieve symptoms of blood stasis, such as headaches, pain...