Description
A comprehensive handbook of Chinese herbs and their clinical applications, this updated reference describes in detail each herb’s characteristics with comparative charts to help clinicians discriminate between similar herbs and dosage guidance. Will Maclean has practiced Chinese medicine since 1987. He is based in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia. How to use this book. 1. Astringents. 2. Blood. 3. Dampness. 4. Emetics. 5. External Use. 6. Exterior Releasing 7. Food Stagnation Relieving – Digestives. 8. Heat Clearing. 9. Liver Calming – Pacify Ascendant Yang. 10. Orifice Opening, Consciousness Restoring. 11. Parasites. 12. Phlegm. 13. Purgative and Laxatives. 14. Qi Regulating. 15. Respiratory – Cough and Wheeze Relieving. 16. Sedative – Shen Calming. 17. Tonics. 18. Tumor Resolving – Anticancer Herbs. 19. Warming, Cold Expelling. 20. Wind Damp Dispelling – Analgesics. 21. Wind Extinguishing – Spasm and Tremor. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography. Symptom Index. Herb Index.
