Shengmai San (Traditional Herbal Medicines for Modern Times, V. 1)

Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface to the series -- Preface -- Shengmai San a renowned traditional Chinese medicinal formula -- Pharmacological studies on Shengmai San -- Clinical studies on Shengmai San -- Side effects of Shengmai San -- Phytochemistry and pharmacology of component herbs of Shengmai San -- Contemporary applications of a traditional formula: manufacture of Shengmai San (SMS) preparations and their applications -- Glossary -- Index.;Traditional Chinese medicine commonly prescribes herbal formulas for the prevention and treatment of diseases. Shengmai San, a famous Chinese medicinal formula that has been used for more than eight hundred years in China, is comprised of Radix Ginseng, Fructus Schisandre and Radix Ophiopogonis. Traditionally, Shengmai San is used for the treatment of excessive loss of essence Qi and body fluid that threaten heart failure, particularly in the summer when heat exhaustion and profuse sweating commonly occur. This book provides a comprehensive treatise on the historical, phytochemical, pharmacological/toxicological, clinical as well as pharmaceutical aspects of Shengmai San and its component herbs. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Contributors......Page 8 Preface to the series......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Shengmai San a renowned traditional Chinese medicinal formula......Page 16 Pharmacological studies on Shengmai San......Page 31 Clinical studies on Shengmai San......Page 56 Side effects of Shengmai San......Page 93 Phytochemistry and pharmacology of component herbs of Shengmai San......Page 97 Contemporary applications of a traditional formula: manufacture of Shengmai San (SMS) preparations and their applications......Page 127 Glossary......Page 141 Index......Page 147 Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Contributors 8 Preface to the series 10 Preface 12 Shengmai San a renowned traditional Chinese medicinal formula 16 Pharmacological studies on Shengmai San 31 Clinical studies on Shengmai San 56 Side effects of Shengmai San 93 Phytochemistry and pharmacology of component herbs of Shengmai San 97 Contemporary applications of a traditional formula: manufacture of Shengmai San (SMS) preparations and their applications 127 Glossary 141 Index 147 Clinical Medicine The basis of disease treatment in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) emphasizes the principle of 'treatment by differentiation of signs and symptoms', which requires the identification of the etiology (causes of the symptoms), the definition of the therapeutic principles, the prescription of medicinal formula and the choice of herbs.