Encyclopedic Reference of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Manual from A‐Z, Symptoms, Therapy and Herbal Remedies

Traditional Chinese medicine is a complete medical system that has diagnosed, treated and prevented illness for over twenty‐three centuries. This concise reference book provides a comprehensive introduction to the basics of Chinese medicine, its concepts, its basic principles, therapy and medication. It is the result of the efforts of numerous people, foremost amongst whom are scholars and experts in the field.

The main section of the book is an A‐Z of drugs and treatment. This includes more than 5,000 entries arranged in alphabetical order according to the English alphabet and covering a wide spectrum, such as symptoms, diseases, acupuncture points,...