Manual of Chinese Herbal Medicine - Warner J.W. Fan

This manual of diagnosis and therapy is brilliantly organized for study and reference. It might even be called the "Merck Manual" of Chinese herbal medicine, for it makes the principles and practices of this traditional healing art highly accessible with its concise and lucid compendia. The book covers:





Important basic concepts of traditional Chinese medicine, such as yin and yang, the five elements,
qi,
jing, and
shen

Causes of disease

Classification of symptoms

Methods of diagnosis

Approaches to treatment with herbal medicine

Preventive measures

Symptoms of common illnesses

Therapeutic classifications of many common herbs and prescriptions

342 formulas for common compound drugs

Case studies from the Chinese medical literature illustrating the application of the principles discussed in the book