The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes

A modern reference guide on the benefits of incorporating traditional Chinese medicine into modern-day therapies! The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes is an easy-to-follow introduction to the history of traditional Chinese phytomedicine. This useful guide clearly explains the basics of this unique medical system and describes in detail the therapeutic properties and use of medicinal herbs and herbal recipes. The book includes a bibliography, glossary, contact information for herbal dealers and Oriental medicine schools, and an indexed list of 300 commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs and 245 herbal recipes. In The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes, you will find the fundamentals, evolution, and development of the herbal formulas of the 4,000-year-old Oriental Materia Medica , also known as ben cao . The book contains 11 sections documenting the therapeutic applications, dosages, precautions, and modern research findings of 138 of the most popular medicinal herbs. In addition, this resource provides 101 of the most frequently prescribed master recipes by famous ancient physicians, including their origin, ingredients, actions, indications, and modern clinical uses. The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes offers an in-depth education on: tonic herbs herbs that adjust the yin and yang of the body herbs that invigorate circulation of vital energy, qi , and blood herbal tranquilizers herbal diaphoretics herbal expectorants, antitussives, and antiasthmatics herbal pain killers herbs which regulate digestion and elimination herbal diuretics herbal antipyretics, antimicrobials, and detoxicants antitumor herbs The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes provides up-to-date information on the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as how to use Chinese medicinal herbs in conjunction with Western conventions. This comprehensive reference will benefit healthcare practitioners who want to include Oriental medicine in their practice, and anyone who is interested in Chinese herbs or patients for whom conventional medicine has offered no relief. "The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes is an easy-to-follow introduction to the history and fundamentals of traditional Chinese medicine. It clearly explains the basics of this unique medical system and describes in detail the therapeutic properties and use of 138 medicinal herbs and 101 herbal recipes designed to provide energy and vitality, aid the immune system, treat menstrual disorders, relieve colds and pain, benefit the internal organs, increase longevity, and more." "The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes includes a bibliography, glossary, contact information for herbal dealers and Oriental medicine schools, and an indexed list of 300 commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs and 245 herbal recipes. This comprehensive reference will benefit anyone interested in Chinese herbs as well as people for whom conventional medicine has provided little or no relief."--Jacket

Two specialists in traditional Chinese medicine (both trained in China) have written an accessible and thorough guide to its theory and practical applications. Initial chapters describe the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, its relative benefits in comparison to western medicine, the preparation of herbal remedies, and the 138 most commonly used herbs. The remainder of the volume lists 101 traditional popular recipes, grouped according to type of ailment. Appendices contain a list of useful addresses, a table cross- referencing the names of herbs, a glossary, and bibliography. Drawings of the herbs are provided. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Western medicine treats diseases and ailments that are visible, structural, and mechanical in nature through the use of synthetic drugs and surgery.