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Records cataloging the healing powers of natural substances - plants, minerals, and animal byproducts - date back more than 4,000 years. There is no denying the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine, yet - until recently - the roots of this knowledge were largely lost in superstition and folklore. However, the use of herbs as an alternative medical treatment for many illnesses has... Read more
Introduction
A Brief History of Chinese Medicine
The Cardiovascular System
Herbs with Multiple Actions
Cardiac Herbs
Antiarrhythmic Herbs
Antihypertensive Herbs
Antianginal Herbs
Antihypercholesteroliemic Herbs
Antishock Herbs
The Nervous System
Anesthetics and Muscle-Relaxing Herbs
Sedatives and Hypnotic Herbs
Anticonvulsive Herbs
Anti-Alzheimer and Nootropic Herbs
Analgesic Herbs
Antipyretic Herbs
Antirheumatic Herbs
Central Stimulating Herbs
The Alimentary System
Stomachic and "Wind"-Dispelling Herbs
Herbs Promoting Digestion
Antacid and Antiulcer Herbs
Laxative Herbs
Antidiarrheal Herbs
Emetic and Antiemetic Herbs
Choleretic and Antihepatitis Herbs
Tonics and Supporting Herbs
The Respiratory System
Antitussives
Expectorants
Antiasthmatic Herbs
The Genitourinary System
Diuretic Herbs
Herbs Affecting the Uterus
Fertility and Contraceptive Herbs
The Hematopoietic System
Herbs Promoting Blood Formation
Immunoenhancing and Immunosuppressing Herbs
Hemostatic and Antistasic Herbs
The Endocrine System
Herbs Affecting the Thyroid Gland
Herbs Affecting the Adrenal Cortex
Antidiabetic Herbs
Chemotherapy
Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungus Herbs
Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Viral (HIV) Herbs
Antitubercular Herbs
Antiseptics and Disinfectants
Anthelmintics
Antiamebial and Antitrichomonial Herbs
Antimalarial Herbs
Anticancer Herbs
Appendix
Index
A Brief History of Chinese Medicine
The Cardiovascular System
Herbs with Multiple Actions
Cardiac Herbs
Antiarrhythmic Herbs
Antihypertensive Herbs
Antianginal Herbs
Antihypercholesteroliemic Herbs
Antishock Herbs
The Nervous System
Anesthetics and Muscle-Relaxing Herbs
Sedatives and Hypnotic Herbs
Anticonvulsive Herbs
Anti-Alzheimer and Nootropic Herbs
Analgesic Herbs
Antipyretic Herbs
Antirheumatic Herbs
Central Stimulating Herbs
The Alimentary System
Stomachic and "Wind"-Dispelling Herbs
Herbs Promoting Digestion
Antacid and Antiulcer Herbs
Laxative Herbs
Antidiarrheal Herbs
Emetic and Antiemetic Herbs
Choleretic and Antihepatitis Herbs
Tonics and Supporting Herbs
The Respiratory System
Antitussives
Expectorants
Antiasthmatic Herbs
The Genitourinary System
Diuretic Herbs
Herbs Affecting the Uterus
Fertility and Contraceptive Herbs
The Hematopoietic System
Herbs Promoting Blood Formation
Immunoenhancing and Immunosuppressing Herbs
Hemostatic and Antistasic Herbs
The Endocrine System
Herbs Affecting the Thyroid Gland
Herbs Affecting the Adrenal Cortex
Antidiabetic Herbs
Chemotherapy
Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungus Herbs
Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Viral (HIV) Herbs
Antitubercular Herbs
Antiseptics and Disinfectants
Anthelmintics
Antiamebial and Antitrichomonial Herbs
Antimalarial Herbs
Anticancer Herbs
Appendix
Index
Biography
Kee C. Huang
"This well-referenced text is geared to the clinician and researcher. …There are improvements over the previous editions of this well-respected text…More specific dosages and herbs, and isolates have been added."
--Christopher Hobbs, LAc
"This valuable resource succeeds in its goal to help the Western scientist understand ancient Chinese herbal medicine from the viewpoint of modern pharmacology."
- Kuo-Hsiung Lee, University of North Carolina
"This compendium...is the definitive treatise on the subject...useful to medical researchers, physicians, historians, pharmacologists, and students."
- William J. Waddell, M.D.
