Pao Zhi

In Chinese herbal medicine, the effectiveness of any medicinal is dependent upon its correct preparation before being used in any formula. The specific quality desired of a medicinal may be maximized by this correct preparation, thus insuring a more successful overall effect for the formula in which it is included. This book describes specific preparation instructions and uses of over 250 herbs for practitioners of TCM. It is an excellent addition to any herbal practitioner's reference shelf.

Translator's Preface
Preface
Author's Foreword
Introduction: What Constitutes a Medicinal Substance in TCM?
Methods of Preparing the Chinese Materia Medica
The Objectives of Preparation
Methods of Preparation
About Using This Book

Warm, Acrid Exterior-resolving Medicinals
Cool, Acrid Exterior-resolving Medicinals
Heat-Clearing Medicinals
Precipitating (I.e., Purging) Medicinals
Centre-warming Medicinals
Wind Dampness Dispelling Medicinals
Dampness-eliminating, Urination-disinhibiting Medicinals
Food Stagnation-dispersing Medicinals
Qi-rectifying Medicinals
Blood-quickening, Statis-dispelling Medicinals
Stop Bleeding Medicinals
Phlegm Cold Warming & Transforming Medicinals
Phlegm Heat Clearing & Transforming Medicinals
Cough-stopping, Dyspnea-calming Medicinals
Spirit-quieting Medicinals
Qi-supplementing Medicinals
Yang-supplementing Medicinals
Blood-supplementing Medicinals
Yin-supplementing Medicinals
Astringent Medicinals
Other Prepared Medicinals Substances
Glossary of the Principal Methods Processing
Glossary of Traditional Formulas
Symptom Index
Pinyin Index of Medicinals
Latin Index of Medicinals

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