260 Essential Chinese Medicinals

This book presents key information on a core repertoire of Chinese medicinals. These are the 260 most important Chinese medicinals one must know to practice Chinese medicine successfully in the west. Under each medicinal the reader will find flavors, natures, channel gatherings, functions, indications, combinations, dosages, contraindications, and methods of administration. This is presented using Nigel Wisemans standard translation terminology. This book's compact size, inexpensive price, and pithy precise information make it suitable for both study and reference.

Preface
1 Exterior-resolving Medicinals
2 Heat-clearing Medicinals
3 Phlegm-transforming, Cough-stopping, Panting-leveling Medicinals
4 Draining & Precipitating Medicinals
5 Dampness-dispelling Medicinals
6 Interior-warming Medicinals
7 Qi-rectifying Medicinals
8 Dispersing & Abducting Medicinals
9 Worm-expelling Medicinals
10 Stop Bleeding Medicinals
11 Blood-quickening, Stasis-dispelling Medicinals
12 Spirit-quieting Medicinals
13 Liver-leveling, Wind-extinguishing Medicinals
14 Orifice-opening Medicinals
15 Supplementing & Boosting Medicinals
16 Restraining & Astringing Medicinals
Bibliography
General Index
Latin Index
Pinyin Index
Formula Index