Weici Tang Livres

Synergizing herbal medicine with clinical science, this two-volume guide combines the medicinal applications of a comprehensive range of herbs from traditional Chinese medicine with modern day scientific information. In a rapid access, A-Z format, this ready reference contains more than 300 chemical structures of active ingredients, supported by chemical, pharmacological and toxicological data, and backed by some 8,000 literature citations.With its listing of the complete Materia Medica of plant origin from the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, this work is highly relevant to experimental practitioners in the medicinal and pharmaceutical fields and the only one to provide such a wealth of chemical data.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a rich history spanning thousands of years and continues to be a vital part of healthcare in China, often used alongside Western medicine. Various institutions, such as the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, support its practice and education. Hospitals typically include TCM departments, and numerous scientific journals focus on its research. Essential to TCM are medicinal materials, with the Chinese Pharmacopoeia detailing both traditional and Western pharmaceuticals, and historical texts like the Shennong Bencao Jing and Bencao Gangmu documenting extensive herbal knowledge.