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The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes [Hardcover]

Joseph P. Hou (Author), Youyu Jin (Author)
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078902201X 978-0789022011 April 25, 2005 1
A modern reference guide on the benefits of incorporating traditional Chinese medicine into modern-day therapies!

The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes is an easy-to-follow introduction to the history of traditional Chinese phytomedicine. This useful guide clearly explains the basics of this unique medical system and describes in detail the therapeutic properties and use of medicinal herbs and herbal recipes. The book includes a bibliography, glossary, contact information for herbal dealers and Oriental medicine schools, and an indexed list of 300 commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs and 245 herbal recipes.

In The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes, you will find the fundamentals, evolution, and development of the herbal formulas of the 4,000-year-old Oriental Materia Medica, also known as ben cao. The book contains 11 sections documenting the therapeutic applications, dosages, precautions, and modern research findings of 138 of the most popular medicinal herbs. In addition, this resource provides 101 of the most frequently prescribed master recipes by famous ancient physicians, including their origin, ingredients, actions, indications, and modern clinical uses.

The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes offers an in-depth education on:
  • tonic herbs
  • herbs that adjust the yin and yang of the body
  • herbs that invigorate circulation of vital energy, qi, and blood
  • herbal tranquilizers
  • herbal diaphoretics
  • herbal expectorants, antitussives, and antiasthmatics
  • herbal pain killers
  • herbs which regulate digestion and elimination
  • herbal diuretics
  • herbal antipyretics, antimicrobials, and detoxicants
  • antitumor herbs
The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes provides up-to-date information on the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as how to use Chinese medicinal herbs in conjunction with Western conventions. This comprehensive reference will benefit healthcare practitioners who want to include Oriental medicine in their practice, and anyone who is interested in Chinese herbs or patients for whom conventional medicine has offered no relief.

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"A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION to the principles and practice of Chinese herbal medicine." -- Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin), Professor of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom

"Brings the theory and philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine to the Western reader." -- Marilyn Barrett, PhD, Founder and Principal, Pharmacognosy Consulting Services, San Carlos, California; Editor of The Handbook of Clinically Tested Herbal Remedies

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  • Hardcover: 846 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (April 25, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 078902201X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789022011
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,555,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars very helpful, January 21, 2010
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this book cover more that what I had anticipated. It cover all informations regarding chinese herbs and latin names of the herb, also pin yin traduction and modern reseach finding. Have references about anything was presented.
I will suggest to get this book if you are learning about chinese remedies and/or in nutrition as I am.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for knowing what each plant does in a Chinese Herbal Formula, November 29, 2007
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If your interested in the energetics of how each plant in a compound found in a Chinese Herbal formula does this is the book for you. Wonderful explanations and recommended dosages.
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Western medicine treats diseases and ailments that are visible, structural, and mechanical in nature through the use of synthetic drugs and surgery. Read the first page
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