Product Description:
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This book has two parts -- the general introduction and more detailed explanations of separate topics. The first part briefly summarizes the history and sources of Chinese herbal medicines, methods of processing, their properties, pharmacology and rule for clinical practice. The second part mainly introduces in detail nearly 200 commonly used Chinese herbs and their prescriptions and patent drugs. It also explains their place of production, ap pearance, methods of processing, properties, efficacy, effective components, pharmacology and clinical application. Some 180 color illustrations are contained.