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| Portion of title |
Traditional Chinese medicine |
| Contents |
Understanding Western herbs from the Chinese medical perspective -- The construction and use of a materia medica -- Eastern vs. Western ways of working with herbs -- Western herbal preparations -- Herb quality -- Cultivated vs. wildcrafted herbs -- Herbal medicine making -- Infusions and decoctions -- Tinctures, fluidextracts, and liquid extracts -- Poultices -- Suppositories -- Infused oils -- Salves -- Powdered extracts -- Mix-frying with solid and liquid adjuvants -- The materia medica -- Herbs that resolve the exterior -- Herbs that clear heat -- Herbs that precipitate -- Herbs that drain dampness -- Herbs that dispel wind and dampness -- Herbs that transform phlegm and stop coughing -- Herbs that aromatically transform dampness -- Herbs that rectify qi -- Herbs that regulate blood -- Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold -- Herbs that supplement -- Herbs that stabilize and bind -- Herbs that calm the spirit -- Herbs that extinguish wind. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-249) and index. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction. |
| LCCN | 2007030808 |
| ISBN | 9781594771910 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 159477191X (hardcover) |
| Stock number | 1271566 QBI |
