
The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs (Hardback)
Kee C. Huang (author)
£250.00
Hardback
544 Pages /
Published: 27/07/1998
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Records cataloging the healing powers of natural substances - plants, minerals, and animal byproducts - date back more than 4,000 years. There is no denying the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine, yet - until recently - the roots of this knowledge were largely lost in superstition and folklore. However, the use of herbs as an alternative medical treatment for many illnesses has increased steadily over the last decade, particularly since such herbs are categorized as "Natural Food Products" and are not yet subject to strict control by the FDA. Reports published in 1996 indicate that more than 10% of the US population has used herbal remedies.
This book does not debate the value of Eastern or Western medicine but brings together Chinese herbal lore and Western scientific methods in a current, comprehensive treatise on the pharmacology of Chinese herbs. This second edition of The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs presents the chemical composition, pharmacological action, toxicity, and therapeutic value of 473 herbs.
The book:
Classifies herbs according to their therapeutic value
Informs how active ingredients in herbs may adversely interact with other herbs or drugs
Evaluates which herbs have the potential for more investigation and possible use as drugs
Describes the pharmacological action of each herb based on recent scientific study and describes each herb according to Chinese pharmacopoeia and folk medicine
Provides a review of Chinese medical history
Presents information on how to use modern chemical techniques for enhancing or modifying herbal ingredients into better agents with more strength and activity
What's New in the Second Edition
Discussions on:
Herbs and their specific effects on the immune system
Herbs and fertility/infertility
Anti-cancer herbs
Anti-HIV herbs
Anti-malarial herbs
Ginseng and ginsenosides
Anti-Alzheimer herbs
Herbs affecting the nervous system
This book does not debate the value of Eastern or Western medicine but brings together Chinese herbal lore and Western scientific methods in a current, comprehensive treatise on the pharmacology of Chinese herbs. This second edition of The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs presents the chemical composition, pharmacological action, toxicity, and therapeutic value of 473 herbs.
The book:
Classifies herbs according to their therapeutic value
Informs how active ingredients in herbs may adversely interact with other herbs or drugs
Evaluates which herbs have the potential for more investigation and possible use as drugs
Describes the pharmacological action of each herb based on recent scientific study and describes each herb according to Chinese pharmacopoeia and folk medicine
Provides a review of Chinese medical history
Presents information on how to use modern chemical techniques for enhancing or modifying herbal ingredients into better agents with more strength and activity
What's New in the Second Edition
Discussions on:
Herbs and their specific effects on the immune system
Herbs and fertility/infertility
Anti-cancer herbs
Anti-HIV herbs
Anti-malarial herbs
Ginseng and ginsenosides
Anti-Alzheimer herbs
Herbs affecting the nervous system
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN: 9780849316654
Number of pages: 544
Weight: 1043 g
Dimensions: 246 x 174 x 34 mm
Edition: 2nd New edition
MEDIA REVIEWS
"This well-referenced text is geared to the clinician and researcher. ...There are improvements over the previous editions of this well-respected text...More specific dosages and herbs, and isolates have been added."
--Christopher Hobbs, LAc
"This valuable resource succeeds in its goal to help the Western scientist understand ancient Chinese herbal medicine from the viewpoint of modern pharmacology."
- Kuo-Hsiung Lee, University of North Carolina
"This compendium...is the definitive treatise on the subject...useful to medical researchers, physicians, historians, pharmacologists, and students."
- William J. Waddell, M.D.
--Christopher Hobbs, LAc
"This valuable resource succeeds in its goal to help the Western scientist understand ancient Chinese herbal medicine from the viewpoint of modern pharmacology."
- Kuo-Hsiung Lee, University of North Carolina
"This compendium...is the definitive treatise on the subject...useful to medical researchers, physicians, historians, pharmacologists, and students."
- William J. Waddell, M.D.
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