WORLD CENTURY COMPENDIU TCM (V3): Volume 3: Introduction to Chinese Materia Medica
This book aims to provide readers with adequate knowledge for clinical application of Chinese medicine, which is in line with the fundamental principle of “correspondence of Chinese medicinals and patterns.” It contains a brief introduction to relative theories, divides these medicinals by actions into categories such as exterior-releasing, heat-clearing, purgative, dampness-dispelling, fluid retention-disinhibiting, interior-warming, qi-regulating, blood-invigorating, blood-stanching, food accumulation-relieving, phlegm, cough- and wheezing-arresting, mind-tranquilizing, liver-calming, orifices-opening, tonifying, astringing, and worm-dispelling, and elaborates each herb in terms of its actions, quality, indications, usage, and dosage. Furthermore, mnemonics and simple and effective formulas are included to help readers effectively grasp the concepts behind practical applications, and precautions and daily practices are specifically designed to support readers in easily understanding and retaining the information.
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WORLD CENTURY COMPENDIU TCM (V3): Volume 3: Introduction to Chinese Materia Medica
This book aims to provide readers with adequate knowledge for clinical application of Chinese medicine, which is in line with the fundamental principle of “correspondence of Chinese medicinals and patterns.” It contains a brief introduction to relative theories, divides these medicinals by actions into categories such as exterior-releasing, heat-clearing, purgative, dampness-dispelling, fluid retention-disinhibiting, interior-warming, qi-regulating, blood-invigorating, blood-stanching, food accumulation-relieving, phlegm, cough- and wheezing-arresting, mind-tranquilizing, liver-calming, orifices-opening, tonifying, astringing, and worm-dispelling, and elaborates each herb in terms of its actions, quality, indications, usage, and dosage. Furthermore, mnemonics and simple and effective formulas are included to help readers effectively grasp the concepts behind practical applications, and precautions and daily practices are specifically designed to support readers in easily understanding and retaining the information.
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WORLD CENTURY COMPENDIU TCM (V3): Volume 3: Introduction to Chinese Materia Medica

WORLD CENTURY COMPENDIU TCM (V3): Volume 3: Introduction to Chinese Materia Medica

WORLD CENTURY COMPENDIU TCM (V3): Volume 3: Introduction to Chinese Materia Medica

WORLD CENTURY COMPENDIU TCM (V3): Volume 3: Introduction to Chinese Materia Medica

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This book aims to provide readers with adequate knowledge for clinical application of Chinese medicine, which is in line with the fundamental principle of “correspondence of Chinese medicinals and patterns.” It contains a brief introduction to relative theories, divides these medicinals by actions into categories such as exterior-releasing, heat-clearing, purgative, dampness-dispelling, fluid retention-disinhibiting, interior-warming, qi-regulating, blood-invigorating, blood-stanching, food accumulation-relieving, phlegm, cough- and wheezing-arresting, mind-tranquilizing, liver-calming, orifices-opening, tonifying, astringing, and worm-dispelling, and elaborates each herb in terms of its actions, quality, indications, usage, and dosage. Furthermore, mnemonics and simple and effective formulas are included to help readers effectively grasp the concepts behind practical applications, and precautions and daily practices are specifically designed to support readers in easily understanding and retaining the information.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781938134180
Publisher: World Century Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 09/12/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 576
File size: 9 MB

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 First Week 1

Chapter 2 Second Week 35

Medicinals that Release the Exterior 35

Acrid-Cool 64

Chapter 3 Third Week 80

Medicinals that Clear Heat 80

Chapter 4 Fourth Week 118

Purgatives 146

Chapter 5 Fifth Week 160

Medicinals That Dispel Wind-Damp 160

Aromatic Medicinals that Remove Dampness 186

Chapter 6 Sixth Week 202

Medicinals that Relieve Water Retention 202

Medicinals that Warm the Interior 223

Chapter 7 Seventh Week 244

Medicinals that Regulate Qi 244

Chapter 8 Eighth Week 277

Medicinals that Relieve Food Stagnation 280

Medicinals that Expel Worms 290

Medicinals that Stanch Bleeding 297

Chapter 9 Ninth Week 311

Medicinals that Invigorate Blood 320

Chapter 10 Tenth Week 350

Medicinals that Dissolve Phlegm 350

Medicinals that Arrest Cough and Wheezing 371

Chapter 11 Eleventh Week 388

Medicinals that Calm the Spirit 388

Medicinals that Calm the Liver and Extinguish Wind 400

Chapter 12 Twelfth Week 432

Medicinals that Open Orifices 432

Medicinals that Supplement Qi 441

Medicinals that Nourish Blood 468

Chapter 13 Thirteenth Week 477

Medicinals that Enrich Yin 485

Chapter 14 Fourteenth Week 516

Medicinals that Tonify Yang 516

Astringent Medicinals 529

Index 555

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