World Century Compendium To Tcm - Volume 3: Introduction To Chinese Materia Medica (ePub)

This book aims to provide readers with adequate knowledge for clinical application of Chinese medicine, which is in line with the fundamental principle of “correspondence of Chinese medicinals and patterns.” It contains a brief introduction to relative theories, divides these medicinals by actions into categories such as exterior-releasing, heat-clearing, purgative, dampness-dispelling, fluid retention-disinhibiting, interior-warming, qi-regulating, blood-invigorating, blood-stanching, food accumulation-relieving, phlegm, cough- and wheezing-arresting, mind-tranquilizing, liver-calming, orifices-opening, tonifying, astringing, and worm-dispelling, and elaborates each herb in terms of its actions, quality, indications, usage, and dosage. Furthermore, mnemonics and simple and effective formulas are included to help readers effectively grasp the concepts behind practical applications, and precautions and daily practices are specifically designed to support readers in easily understanding and retaining the information.Contents:First WeekSecond Week:Medicinals that Release ExteriorAcrid-CoolThird Week:Medicinals that Clear HeatFourth Week:PurgativesFifth Week:Medicinals That Dispel Wind-DampAromatic Medicinals that Remove DampnessSixth Week:Medicinals that Relieve Water RetentionMedicinals that Warm the InteriorSeventh Week:Medicinals that Regulate QiEighth Week:Medicinals that Relieve Food StagnationMedicinals that Expel WormsMedicinals that Stanch BleedingNinth Week:Medicinals that Invigorate BloodTenth Week:Medicinals that Dissolve PhlegmMedicinals that Arrest Cough and WheezingEleventh Week:Medicinals that Calm the SpiritMedicinals that Calm the Liver and Extinguish WindTwelfth Week:Medicinals that Open OrificesMedicinals that Supplement QiMedicinals that Nourish BloodThirteenth Week:Medicinals that Enrich YinFourteenth Week:Medicinals that Tonify YangAstringent MedicinalsReadership: Medical professionals, both Western medical doctors and TCM practitioners, particularly those practicing in Australia, Europe and America; Chinese medicine educators, clinical and basic Chinese medicine researchers and health science students (particularly Chinese medicine students); herbalists, gerontology researchers, nutritionists, public health specialists (health policy departments in ministries of health and universities); professionals at the World Health Organization and affiliated institutions, and pharmaceutical companies; librarians of TCM professional associations and teaching institutes and the lay reader who either wants general knowledge or wishes to understand how TCM can help a friend, relative or loved one.