This historical storybook provides readers an understanding of commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs through the use of anecdotes. It is a good supplement to formal herbal medicine training while making it must-have for anyone interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine. A brief story explaining the origin and a corresponding picture of each of the 129 herbs makes this book helps make Herbal Medicine fun and easy to learn.
Contents:
Chapter 1 Herbals to Tonify Deficiency
Chapter 2 Herbals to Release the Exterior
Chapter 3 Herbals to Transform Phlegm and Relieve
Chapter 4 Herbals to Clear Heat
Chapter 5 Purgative Herbs
Chapter 6 Herbals to Warm The Interior
Chapter 7 Herbals to Dispel Damp
Chapter 8 Herbals to Regulate Qi
Chapter 9 Herbals to Relieve Food Stagnation
Chapter 10 Herbals to Stop Bleeding
Chapter 11 Herbals to Invigorate Blod and Break Blood Stasis
Chapter 12 Herbals to Calm Shen
Chapter 13 Herbals To Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Chapter 14 Herbals to Stabalize and Bind
Chapter 15 Herbals to Open Orfices
Chapter 16 Herbals to Expel Parasites
Chapter 17 Herbals for Topical Application
Authors:
Xiaolin Deng, OMD
Aituan Ma, MS, PhD
Published by: Chi Institute Press
Soft Cover 277 Pages in B&W