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EASTLAND PRESSChinese Herbal MedicineMateria MedicaREVISED EDITION
DAN BENSKY & ANDREW GAMBLE
1993 Revised Edition • Hardcover with Dust JacketLIKE NEW CONDITION
Beautiful Original Dust Jacket •Gift-Quality CopyAbout This Reference
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medicais a comprehensive reference devoted to theindividual medicinal substances used intraditional Chinese herbal medicine.
Compiled and translated by Dan Bensky andAndrew Gamble, this revised edition presentsChinese medicinal herbs and other traditionalmedicinal substances according to theirproperties, traditional actions, applications,and established categories within Chinese medicine.
The volume combines detailed reference materialwith traditional Chinese terminology,English translations, and illustrations.
A substantial reference for students,practitioners, and serious readers interestedin traditional Chinese medicine and herbal studies.
Reference Topics
The book organizes medicinal substancesinto 18 traditional categories, including:
- Herbs that Release the Exterior
- Herbs that Clear Heat
- Downward Draining Herbs
- Herbs that Drain Dampness
- Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
- Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing
- Aromatic Herbs that Transform Dampness
- Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation
- Herbs that Regulate the Qi
- Herbs that Regulate the Blood
- Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
- Tonifying Herbs
- Herbs that Stabilize and Bind
- Substances that Calm the Spirit
- Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices
- Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
- Herbs that Expel Parasites
- Substances for External Application
Additional reference material includespronunciation guidance, technical terminology,historical bibliographies, and extensivecross-reference indexes.
Edition & Physical Details
Publisher: Eastland Press
Publication Year: 1993
Edition: Revised Edition
Printing: Third Printing
Format: Oversized Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Language: English, with Chinesecharacters and pinyin terminology
Illustrations: Black and White
ISBN: 9780939616152
Item ConditionLIKE NEW — CONDITION
An exceptionally well-preserved hardcoverthat appears unused and presents beautifully.
Hardcover Binding:Original blue cloth-covered boards withan attractive, clean appearance.The binding is firm and shows nosignificant evidence of use.
Dust Jacket:Original illustrated dust jacket included,presenting in excellent condition withno significant wear observed.
Interior:Clean, well-preserved pages with noobserved highlighting, marginalia,or other markings.
No bent or torn pages.No name inscriptions or bookplates.
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