Jade Remedies: A Chinese Herbal Reference for the West, Vol. 1
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (772 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1890029289 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 442 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Excellent manual for both study and clinical use A Customer This is truly a unique and extremely useful text because it presents the Chinese materia medica (almost 500 medicinals in all) in a Western/contemporary format that is easy to understand. The introductory sections to each body system very carefully delineate the differences between the anatomical organ-based Western pathology and the energetic meridian-based Oriental pathology, thereby demystifying Oriental medicine for many Westerners. Jade Remedies is an excellent manual for both study and clinical use. It provides easy access to accura. Five Stars gadget girl This book is a great addition to my library, something I can refer to over and over.
The primary remedies are illustrated with botanically accurate wood-block prints of the plants in the wild from the Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao of 1848, the Chinese manual of medicinal plant illustrations. Three, it may be the first published text that organizes the Oriental materia medica according to Western body systems rather than the traditional energetic treatment categories. Based on many years of research into historical and modern sources, it presents over 450 plant, mineral and animal remedies used worldwide in Chinese medicine. The information on these remedies sought by the student, practitioner or researcher unfamiliar with Oriental medicine is immediatel