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Principles, Practice & Materia Medica
This book contains the theoretical principles for herb combination, great detail of 50 herbs, and details of how to use over 150 herb combinations.  Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine combines
2,500 years of Western herbal tradition with traditional
Chinese medicine and modern pharmacology research.
This unique integration offers a new level of understanding
that can resolve many of the difficulties and controversies
of the past. This book gives a broader, deeper understanding
of the individual herbs, enabling more sophisticated herb
combinations that are both safer and more effective.
Containing over 800 tables, the text is specially organized
and designed for clear, east access to a vast amount of
useful data.
A foundation text and reference for both students and practioners, with discussion
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Reviews of the Book
"With his deep knowledge of Chinese
medicine, Western herbal medicine, and Western
sciences, Jeremy Ross is uniquely qualified
to undertake the important and difficult
task of interpreting the nature and functions
of Western herbs according to the principles
of Chinese medicine.”
—Giovanni Maciocia
“There have been many interesting
books on herbal medicine written in the
last few years, but the present book is
exceptional in containing so much new, and
clinically useful material...this book stands
out in a class of its own. ”
—Julian Scott |
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- 50 Western Herbs
unparalleled detail reveals the unique
character of each herb
- 380 herb pairs
the basic units for building herb combinations
- 150 herb combinations
a wealth of practical detail with essential comparison
tables
- 1,500 references
pharmacological and clinical research is cited and
fully discussed
Special Emphasis on the folowing topics:
- Priciples of herb
combining
- history of herbal medicine
- temperature property
- taste properties
- herb actions, both Western and Chinese
- how to make safe and effective combinations
- Practical herb use
Full details of herb dose, dispensing
and admistration
- Safety
Three special chapters on safety issues. Each
of the 50 herb chapters discusses cautions and contraindications
- Data access
Extensive cross references, plus a unique
70-page index for easy access to data on individual
herbs, herb combinations, herb actions, Chinese syndromes
and disorders
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A Clinical Materia Medica: 120 Herbs in Western Use
This is a clinical material medica with 120 herbs that is designed for quick access to a wealth of clinically important data, including:
- Traditional Western use
- Traditional Chinese use, when available
- Comparison with similar
herb(s)
- Constituents and paharmacology
- Dose and dispensing
- Contraindications
There are 456 pages and two facing pages per herb.
 ACTIONS AND USES TABLES
The heart of each herb chapter is a clear and useful table
that brings together Chinese actions, Western actions,
Western uses, and examples of herb pairs for specific disorders.
See example in Sample chapter.
700 HERB PAIRS
Herb pairs are the basic unit of herb combination. About
700 herb pairs are listed in this book with examples of
the disorders treated. In the Appendix, there is a list
of herb pairs for main Western disorders.
120 HERB ILLUSTRATIONS
This book is enhanced by 120 elegant line illustrations
by Inken Töpffer, to show clearly the plant parts
that aid identification, and to give a clear visualization
of the herb.
LISTS OF HERBS FOR CHINESE SYNDROMES
All main Chinese syndromes are given
with details of symptoms, pulse, and tongue, and lists
of suitable herbs. This large chapter gives not only
individual Chinese syndromes, but common Chinese syndrome
combinations.
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Principles, Practice & Materia Medica