This text describes some 300 frequently used formulas, giving characters, Pinyin, common names and botanical names for each of the formula constituents along with the range of dose in grams. Each of the the descriptions contain the action of the formula in TCM and an indications section listing symptoms, tongue, and pulse signs. The applications section lists allopathically defined conditions treated by the formula. There is also a modifications section that describes substances that can be added or deleted for specific conditions.

This is a clinical handbook for practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that aims to provide quick and easy reference to the selection of herbs for treatment and their action alone and in combination. Written by two eminent teachers from the Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, who between them have accumulated over 60 years of clinical practice and teaching, this handbook emphasizes how to combine herbs and differentiate between single herbs and formulae depending on the treatment strategy adopted. It contains case histories illustrating how to adapt formulae in practice, and tables of information help with quick identification of herbs and combinations of herbs."

Supplement: Resources guide to prepared medicines (13p.) laid in. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Dr. Huang describes the associated presentation and constitutional aspects common to all members of the family, then turns to the individual formulas that are especially useful for treating particular aspects of that presentation. The discussion is embellished with case histories and relevant clinical research.

This revised edition of Maclean's classic Clinical Handbook of Chinese Herbs is an extensive and detailed guide to the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese herbs, and how they should be prescribed in today's medical practice. The handbook employs comparative charts to help clinicians to select the optimal medicinals for their patients. Each table outlines the characteristics of a group of herbs, including extensive indications with relative strengths of action and function, the domain, flavour, nature, and dosage guidelines. The book also caters for special circumstances in health that may alter a patient's requirements, with appendices giving need-to-know instructions for a number of specific cases. Easy-to-use and comprehensive, the handbook will facilitate efficient comparative reference, as well as detailing the fine points of discrimination.

A roadmap for easily navigating through the complexities of Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine: Modern Applications of Traditional Formulas presents information about herbal formulas in a practical and easy-to-access format. Bridging the gap between classroom study and the clinical setting, the book supplies information on disease sym

The first book to exclusively use Chinese medical theories and terminology to guide practitioners of Chinese medicine in the use of Western herbs • Written entirely according to the theory, diagnosis, and treatment paradigm of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) • Explains how to combine and modify the standard TCM formulas to non-Chinese herbs suitable for Western practitioners • Includes 58 monographs of common Western healing herbs, detailing how each plant is used clinically The ever-growing number of Chinese medicine practitioners in the West has brought about an amalgamation of many styles of Chinese medicine and various other forms of medicine from around the world. This book addresses the increasing demand for knowledge of how to integrate plants from outside the standard Chinese materia medica into the fold of Chinese medical practices in the West. It is the first in-depth guide to using Western herbs exclusively according to the theories, diagnoses, and treatments of traditional Chinese medicine that harmonizes the unique terminology and theories of TCM with other botanical medicines. The book contains 58 monographs, illustrated with full-color photographs, of herbs commonly used by Western herbalists. Each herb is grouped by the basic categorization for medicinals in Chinese medicine, such as Herbs that Resolve the Exterior and Herbs that Regulate Blood. The monographs detail the energetics, function and indication, channels entered, dosage and preparation, and contraindications of each plant. The author also explains how to use the herbs to modify standard formulas used in everyday Chinese herbal medicine, based on his own clinical experience. An appendix of Western Analogs for Chinese Herbs further highlights 40 Chinese medicinals that have related species growing in the West.

The English edition of Liu Lihong’s milestone work is a sublime beacon for the profession of Chinese medicine in the 21st century. Classical Chinese Medicine delivers a straightforward critique of the politically motivated “integration” of traditional Chinese wisdom with Western science during the last sixty years, and represents an ardent appeal for the recognition of Chinese medicine as a science in its own right. Professor Liu’s candid presentation has made this book a bestseller in China, treasured not only by medical students and doctors, but by vast numbers of non-professionals who long for a state of health and well-being that is founded in a deeper sense of cultural identity. Oriental medicine education has made great strides in the West since the 1970s, but clear guidelines regarding the “traditional” nature of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) remain undefined. Classical Chinese Medicine not only delineates the educational and clinical problems faced by the profession in both East and West, but transmits concrete and inspiring guidance on how to effectively engage with ancient texts and designs in the postmodern age. Using the example of the Shanghanlun (Treatise on Cold Damage), one of the most important Chinese medicine classics, Liu Lihong develops a compelling roadmap for holistic medical thinking that links the human body to nature and the universe at large.

Companion volume to Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology. This book takes the next step in presenting not only the traditional usage of Chinese herbal formulas, but a combined perspective of the pharmacological effects of formulas themselves with clinically relevant research evidence. As competencies in multiple health care disciplines continue to be raised the need for integrative understandings rise with it. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications brings together Chinese Herbal Medicine and expands this with the pharmaceutical effects and clinical research findings to use herbal medicines exclusively or in combination with the allopathic medicine. Enhancing the understanding of herbs and herbal formulas from multiple perspectives, Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications is a resource for improved patient care and therapeutic outcome. OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Comprehensive explanation of the pharmacology of herbal medicinal formulas, and concurrent uses of herbal formulas and pharmaceuticals Documentation from clinical studies and published research Profiles of the doctors without whom there would be no Chinese medicine: insights into the historical context and backgrounds of those famous individuals who shaped our understanding of disease patterns, treatment strategies and herbal formulas. Contributions from over 100 academic, clinical, research and regulatory professionals who reviewed the text before publication, to complement the work of the authors. PLUS Detailed traditional and modern uses, preparation, administration, dosages, combinations, cautions, contraindications and toxicology. Authors comments are drawn from clinical experience. Appendices on herbal medicine for pregnancy and postpartum care and much more.