Chinese Herbal Medicine. Materia Medica

Eastland Press, 2004. — 1186 pp. — ISBN: 0-939616-4-24 The new 3rd edition of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica is designed to give practitioners the information they need to practice Chinese herbal medicine with greater understanding and confidence. It provides a wealth of new information - more than twice the content of the previous edition - and practical insight into more than 530 of the most commonly used herbs in the Chinese pharmacopoeia. Chapters: Herbs that Release the Exterior Herbs that Clear Heat Downward-Draining Herbs Herbs that Drain Dampness Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing Aromatic Herbs that Transform Dampness Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation Herbs that Regulate the Qi Herbs that Regulate the Blood Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold Tonifylng Herbs Herbs that Stabilize and Bind Substances that Calm the Spirit [...] Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Herbs that Expel Parasites Substances for Topical Application Obsolete Substances Tables: Herbs Associated with Pathologies of the Five Yin Organs Summary Table of Herb Actions and Indications Appendices: Guide to Pinyin Pronunciation Table of Chinese Dynasties Glossary Sample Photographs: Adulterants & Quality Issues Table of Authors Historical and Source Text Bibliography Translators' Bibliography Cross Reference of Pharmaceutical Names with Previous Edition