Description

This book, “Chinese Materia Medica” is going to introduce about more than 300 Chinese medicinal substances with illustrations and botanical pictures, including information on the Source, Explanation of Name, Habitat, Collection, Processing, Properties, Entered Channels, Characteristics, Actions, Clinical Applications, Dosage & Administration, Cautions & Contraindications, Ingredients, and Pharmacological Research. Its aim is to show the herbs from as many aspects as we could, the traditional development and the contemporary new findings, the cultural legacy and the scientific evident, the positive side and the negative side.

Features:
* Comprehensive and in-depth explanation of individual herbs.
* vivid Interpretation of herb name facilitating understanding and memorizing.
* Numerous comparison tables for similar herbs at the end of each chapter to help present ideas simply and logically.
* High-quality pictures on both book and DVD to assist understanding and teaching.