Chinese herbal medicines: comparisons and characteristics /
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| Author / Creator: | Yang, Yifan, MD |
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| Imprint: | Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2002. |
| Description: | xxiv, 223 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5606071 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Part 1. The theory and concepts of Chinese herbal medicine
- Part 2. Comparisons of the characteristics of commonly used
- Chinese herbal medicine Herbs that release the exterior
- Herbs that clear heat
- Herbs that drain downwards
- Herbs that expel Wind-Dampness
- Herbs that transform dampness
- Aromatic substances that transform dampness
- Aromatic substances for external application
- Aromatic herbs that open the orifices
- Herbs that transform phlegm
- Herbs that relieve food stagnation
- Herbs that expel parasites
- Herbs that induce vomiting
- Herbs that regulate the Qi
- Herbs that regulate the blood
- Herbs that stop bleeding
- Herbs that warm the interior
- Herbs that tonify
- Astringent herbs
- Substances that sedate the spirit and calm the mind
- Herbs that sedate the Liver-yang and extinguish the Liver-wind
- Appendix. Pinyin-English cross reference of herb names
- Bibliography
