Chinese herbal medicines : comparisons and characteristics /

Chinese herbal medicines : comparisons and characteristics = 中药比较与中药特性 /

Students and practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine must learn hundreds of commonly used herbs as the first step in studying Chinese herbal medicine. Additionally, junior practitioners lack the clinical experience required to ensure that they can skilfully select the appropriate herbs to use in th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yang, Yifan, MD
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, ©2010.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Herbs > Therapeutic use. Materia medica, Vegetable. Medicine, Chinese. Drugs, Chinese Herbal > Examination Questions. Medicine, Chinese Traditional > Examination Questions. Phytotherapy Medicine, Chinese Traditional Herbes > Emploi en thérapeutique. Phytothérapie. Médecine chinoise. Herbs > Therapeutic use Materia medica, Vegetable Medicine, Chinese Electronic books. Examination Questions
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Students and practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine must learn hundreds of commonly used herbs as the first step in studying Chinese herbal medicine. Additionally, junior practitioners lack the clinical experience required to ensure that they can skilfully select the appropriate herbs to use in the formulas. This presents them with a major challenge. Chinese Herbal Medicines: Comparisons and Characteristics presents a method of learning individual herbs through vivid and clear discussion of their characteristics and through a comparison with other herbs of their characteristics and stre.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxi, 254 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780702031335 070203133X