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Item No: BK11060
Title: Chinese Herbal Medicine- Formulas and Strategies
Author: Dan Bensky, Randall Barolet
Publisher: Eastland Press
Language: Hardcover book, 562 pages
ISBN: 0-939616-10-6
This compilation of the most important Chinese herbal formulas used in China today is ordered by the primary theoretical principal that describes their use. In each category the authors present the essential strategies and fine clinical details for principal formulas, numbering some 250. For each of the principal formulas there are one or more variant formulas that result from modifications of content or dosage. The indications that cue the practitioner to the use of a variant formula or associated formula are described. For both the principal and varied formulas the text lists the name in English, Chinese, and Pinyin, as well as the source text.
Principal formula discussions also include ingredients, preparation, actions, indications, analysis of the formula, commentary, cautions and contraindications, and modifications. The ingredient sections detail the constituent substances and the dose. The preparation discussions note any change from the standard procedures detailed in the Introduction. Actions describe the strategies embodied by the formula, to create a functional link between the clinical indications and the ingredients. The indications include discussions of how a patient develops the problems treated by the formula. A formula analysis details the relationship between the ingredients and the functions. The authors provide information meant to show the formula¡¯s flexibility and range of application. Each chapter ends in a set of useful and complete tables that differentiate the formulas discussed. A variety of appendices extend the utility of the text.
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