Pharmacology and Applications of Chinese Materia Medica

Download or read book Pharmacology and Applications of Chinese Materia Medica written by Hson-Mou Chang and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1986 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first volume of a comprehensive 2-volume book covering modern pharmacological and clinical studies of the most commonly used Chinese herbal drugs. It contains monographs of 250 kinds of the most commonly used Chinese Materia Medica. The information on each herb was compiled by a research specialist active in the scientific investigation of that particular type of herb. The description on each drug includes an introduction (source, character and taste, actions and indications according to traditional Chinese medicine etc.), chemical composition, pharmacology, clinical studies, adverse effects and references. The translation of the book into English was done by qualified professionals in the field and the terms used are consistent with those used in Index Medicus, Chemical Abstracts and Botanical journals.