An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica In Hong Kong

The first English monograph on Chinese crude and decoction pieces used in Hong Kong, An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica in Hong Kong is as innovative as it is authoritative.The 'introduction' provides an in-depth analysis of the history and characteristics of the Chinese medicines industry in Hong Kong, helping the readers to develop a proper understanding of the local market of Chinese medicines and acquire a sound knowledge of crude drugs and decoction pieces. An informative, useful resource book which closely ties in with the regulation of Chinese medicines in Hong Kong, this book includes numerous items of Chinese medicines commonly used in Hong Kong but not recorded in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. Collected personally by the authors and editors and now displayed in the HKBU Bank of China (Hong Kong) Chinese Medicine Centre, the crude drugs and decoction pieces introduced in the book have all undergone rigorous authentication by experts.This is a reference book for those engaged in the teaching, research, sale, trading, clinical work and other forms of Chinese medicine.This book contains description of over 500 commonly used Chinese herbs with full colour and actual size pictures of the herbs. This is a publication which will be treasured by many who practise or use Chinese medicine for promotion of health.

One of the cornerstones of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), herbal medicine has evolved over centuries of clinical practice and empirical results into a vast body of knowledge encompassing more than 6,000 substances, most of whose effects and uses have been documented and researched. The literature on Chinese medicinal herbs is unparalleled and unsurpassed in the world's medical knowledge; the earliest known pharmacological work was composed before the end of the third century B.C. The first classical Chinese materia medica appeared during the late Han dynasty (25-22- A.D.) and included 365 entries of botanical, zoological, and mineral substances, listing their properties and effects. Subsequent materia medica were assembled during virtually every dynasty from the Liang (456-536 A.D.) to the Qing (1645-1911). Among the major treatments published during these centuries was the 30-volume Materia Medica Arranged According to Pattern, which had 1558 entries, more than 3,000 formulae, and became the official pharmacopoeia of herbal medicine in China for 500 years. n Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica brings to the English language a lavishly illustrated atlas of the 320 herbs used most frequently in traditional Chinese medical practice. Each substance is profiled authoritatively in monographs that provide pharmaceutical, botanical and English names; flavor properties and channel tropisms; functions; clinical uses and major combinations; dosage and administration; and precautions. Intended for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemists as well as practitioners of homeopathic and alternative medicines, this materia medica offers a unique blend of authenticity that is derived from knowledge of classical Chinese literature with a clearly practical objective of persenting valuable information in a straightforward, easily comprehensible style.

Significant advances made by Western medicine in the treatment of cancer are well-documented, but little has been written in English on complementary holistic treatment with Chinese medical methods that manage its symptoms and ameliorate the side effects of surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. This book explains the complementary approach using cases from the medical files of Professor Rencun Yu, who was trained in Western medical oncology but also practices Chinese medicine. In addition, introductory chapters explain the basic principles of Chinese medicine, while other chapters cover the prevention of cancers through appropriate nutrition and living habits. The book should command the attention of medical professionals as well as the layperson interested in preventing and understanding the illness.There is no equivalent book in English that so skillfully combines an introduction to Chinese medical principles and cancer management for the general reader with detailed clinical studies of the crucial complementary role played by Chinese medicine in Western treatments for cancer patients./a