The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs, Second Edition
Editorial Reviews
Review
This well-referenced text is geared to the clinician and researcher. …There are improvements over the previous editions of this well-respected text…More specific dosages and herbs, and isolates have been added.
--Christopher Hobbs, LAc
This valuable resource succeeds in its goal to help the Western scientist understand ancient Chinese herbal medicine from the viewpoint of modern pharmacology.
- Kuo-Hsiung Lee, University of North Carolina
This compendium...is the definitive treatise on the subject...useful to medical researchers, physicians, historians, pharmacologists, and students.
- William J. Waddell, M.D.
Book Description
The Second Edition of The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs presents the chemical composition, pharmacological action, toxicity, and therapeutic value of 473 herbs. The Second Edition includes two new chapters on immune activity and autoimmune diseases and the effect of herbs on fertility or infertility. It also adds new information on herbs of current interest anti-cancer, anti-HIV, and anti-malarial herbs; ginseng and ginsenosides and discussions on how herbs effect the nervous system. This updated edition brings ancient Chinese herbal lore together with Western scientific methods.
The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs, Second Edition
The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs, Second Edition,Kee Chang Huang,CRC-Press,0849316650,Allied Health Services - General,Alternative Medicine,China,Herbs,Medical,Medical / Nursing,Medical Botany,Medicine, Chinese,Pharmacology,Plants, Medicinal,Therapeutic use,Complementary Medicine,Medical / Pharmacology,Science / Chemistry / General
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