Essential Chinese Medicine (In 4 Volumes)

Volume 1 Restoring Balance
	Contents
	Untitled
	Editors-in-Chief
	Preface
	Publisher’s Note
	Note from the Editor -in -Chief
	Introduction
	Guide to Reading
	Basic Knowledge
		How many types of Chinese medicines are there?
		How are Chinese medicinal materials classified?
		What are sliced herbs?
		What are Chinese medicinal prescriptions?
		Why do people prefer to use patent medicines nowadays?
		Do you know the correct method of taking patent medicines?
		How do we know if Chinese herbs stored at home have deteriorated?
		can TCM be used in beauty treatments?
		Have you ever taken a medicated diet with invisible herbs?
	Essence
		Antipyretic Herbs
			Herbs for Eliminating Toxic Heat
				Honeysuckle Flower
				Male Fern Rhizome
				Weeping Forsythia Capsule
				Dandelion
				Tokyo Violet Herb
				Wild Chrysanthemum Flower
				Common Andrographis Herb
				Dyers Woad Leaf
				Isatis Root
				Natural Indigo
				Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb
				Blackberrylily Rhizome
				Tongking Sophora Root
				Chinese Pulsatilla Root
				Purslane Herb
				Chinese Lobelia Herb
				Spreading Hedyotis Herb
				Glabrous Greenbrier Rhizome
				Green Bean
				Patrinia
			Herbs for Reducing Intense Internal Heat
				Gypsum
				Gypsum Calcite
				Common Anemarrhena Rhizome
				Reed Rhizome
				Snakegourd Root
				Lophatherum Herb
				Cape Jasmine Fruit
				Common Selfheal Fruit-Spike
				Cassia Seed
			Herbs for Heat-Clearing and Blood-Cooling
				Redroot Gromwell Root
				Crude Rehmannia Root
				Figwort Root
				Tree Peony Root
				Red Peony Root
			Herbs for Eliminating Heat and Dampness
				Golden Thread
				Baical Skullcap Root
				Chinese Gentian
				Ash Bark
				Light Yellow Sophora Root
			Herbs for Clearing Asthenic Heat
				Sweet Wormwood Herb
				Chinese Wolfberry Root-Bark
		Purgatives
			Laxatives and Lubricants
				Hemp Seed
				Chinese Dwarf Cherry Seed
			Purgative Herbs
				Rhubarb
				Sodium Sulfate
				Senna Leaf
				Aloes
		Dampness-Resolving Herbs
			Cablin Patchouli
			Fortune Eupatorium Herb
			Atractylodes Rhizome
			Officinal Magnolia Bark
			Villous Amomum Fruit
			Round Cardamom Seed
			Katsumada Galangal Seed
			Tsaoko Amomum Fruit
	Medicinal Cooking
		Antipyretic Herbs
			Honeysuckle and Prunella Tea
			Double Flower Drink
			Honeysuckle Drink
			Double Flower Tofu Soup
			Wild Chrysanthemum and Liquorice Tea
			Forsythia and Sterculia Soup
			Honeysuckle and Lotus Seed Soup
			Blackberrylily and Woad Tea
			Green Bean and Coix Soup
			Green Bean and Oat Congee
			Green Bean and Kelp Soup
			Cooling Hedyotis Drink
			Garlic and Purslane Congee
			Anchovy Soup with Purslane
			Houttuynia and Plantago Egg Soup
			Houttuynia Drink
			Houttuynia and Dates Tea
			Dandelion and Maize Drink
			Greenbrier and Lotus Root Pork Soup
			Rehmannia and Greenbrier Drink
			Prunella Chicken Soup
			Snakegourd and Lilyturf Congee
			Prunella and Glehnia Pork Soup
			Woad Root Congee
			Cape Jasmine Congee
			Honeyed Skullcap and Lily Drink
			Snakegourd and Chrysanthemum Tea
			Reed, Bamboo and Water Chestnut Drink
			Reed Congee
			Seven Star Tea for Children
			Gypsum and Black Plum Drink
			Lophatherum Congee
			Chinese Lobelia Tea
			Cassia Tea with Wolfberry and Chrysanthemum
			Cassia and Hawthorn Tea
			Rehmannia and Lily Bulb Pork Soup
			Rehmannia and Lotus Root Pork Soup
			Rehmannia Black Chicken
			Arnebia and Coix Congee
			Figwort and Lilyturf Drink
			Peony and Mulberry Drink
		Purgatives
			Aloe Vera Soup for Cleansing the Liver
			Aloe Vera and Watermelon Drink
			Dwarf Cherry Seed Congee
			Senna Tea
			Senna and Egg Soup
			Green Bean Congee with Hemp and Tangerine Peel
			Perilla and Hemp Congee
			Almond and Hemp Congee
			Dwarf Cherry and Figwort Drink
		Dampness-Resolving Herbs
			Four-Herb Drink
			Coix and Patchouli Congee
			Patchouli and Perilla Drink
			Amomum Congee
			Atractylodes and Tangerine Congee
			Black-bone Chicken with Tsaoko and Galangal
			Tsaoko Stewed Chicken
	Questions and Answers
	Appendices
Volume 2 Health Tonics
	Contents
	Editors-in-Chief
	Preface
	Publisher's Note
	Introduction
	Guide to Reading
	Basic Knowledge
		What are Chinese medicines (zhong yao 中药) ? What is meant by "food and medicine originate from the same source"?
		How are the names of Chinese medicines derived?
		Where are the main distribution regions of Chinese medicines in China?
		What is meant by authentic medicinal materials (daodi yaocai道地药材)?
		Why do Chinese herbs need to be processed? What is the significance of processing?
		What are some common methods of authenticating Chinese medicines? How do we select good medicinal materials?
		Do you know what is meant by Four properties and Five flavours (si qi wu wei四气五味), Meridian tropism (gui jing归经) and Ascending, Descending, Floating, Sinking (sheng jiang fu chen升降浮沉)?
		What is the compatibility of Chinese medicines (zhongyao peiwu中药配伍)? What is meant by "seven emotions" (qi qing七情）of Chinese medicines?
		Are Chinese medicines poisonous?
		What are herbal incompatibillity, 18 incompatible herbs (shi ba fan十八反) and 19 herbs of mutual antagonism (shi」iu we叶九畏）?
		What are decoction (tangji汤剂), herb plaster(gaoji膏剂) and pill (wanji丸剂) ? What is the dosage or preparation form of Chinese herb (zhongyao jixing中药剂型) all about?
		Do you know the method of making Chinese herbal decoctions?
		Do you know the "safe dosages" to take when consuming Chinese medicines?
		Do you know how to preserve Chinese medicines?
		Is medicinal diet (yaoshan药膳）a form of medicineor food? Can I come up with my own recipes for medicated diets?
	Essence
		Qi Tonics
			Ginseng
			Western Ginseng
			Pilose Asiabell Root
			Heterophylly Falsestarwort Root
			Milkvetch Root
			Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome
			Common Yam Rhizome
			White Hyacinth Bean
			Liquorice Root
			Chinese Date
			Malt Sugar
			Honey
		Blood Tonics
			Chinese Angelica
			Prepared Rehmannia Root
			White Peony Root
			Fleeceflower Root
			Donkey-Hide Gelatin
			Longan Aril
		Yin Tonics
			Coastal Glehnia Root
			Four-Leaf Ladybell Root
			Lily Bulb
			Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber
			Cochinchinese Asparagus Root
			Dendrobium
			Fragrant Solomonseal Rhizome
			Solomonseal Rhizome
			Barbary Wolfberry Fruit
			Yerbadetajo Herb
			Glossy Privet Fruit
			Mulberry Fruit
			Black Sesame
			Tortoise shell and Plastron
			Turtle Shell
			Fish Maw Gelatin
			Forest Frog's Oviduct
			Bird's Nest
			White Jellyfungus
		Yang Tonics
			Pilose Antler
			Morinda Root
			Epimedium Herb
			Common Curculigo Rhizome
			Malaytea Scurfpea Fruit
			Sharpleaf Galanga! Fruit
			Sea Horse
			Desert-Living Cistanche
			Songaria Cynomorium Herb
			Dodder Seed
			Flatstem Milkvetch Seed
			Eucommia Bark
			Himalayan Teasel Root
			Walnut Seed
			Tokay Gecko
			Chinese Caterpillar Fungus
			Dried Placenta
	Questions and Answers
	Appendices
	Index
Volume 3  Improving Blood Circulation
	Contents
	Editors-in-Chief
	Preface
	Publisher's Note
	Note from the Editor-in-Chief
	Introduction
	Guide to Reading
	Basic Knowledge
		Blood and Vitality
		Blood Stasis and Blood-Activating Herbs
		Treating Common Aches Caused by Blood Stasis
		Hemorrhage and Hemostatic Herbs
		Slip Illnesses and Astringent Herbs
	Essence
		Blood-Activating Herbs
			Herbs for Relieving Pain
				Turmeric Tuber
				Szechuan Lavage Rhizome
				Corydalis Rhizome
				Turmeric Rhizome
				Frankincense
				Myrrh
				Trogopterus Dung
			Herbs for Regulating Menstruation
				Chinese Rose Flower
				Red Sage Root
				Safflower
				Peach Seed
				Motherwort Herb
				Bugleweed
				Twotoothed Achyranthes Root
				Spatholobus Stem
			Herbs for Healing
				Ground Beetle
				Pyrite
				Sappan Wood
				Drynaria Rhizome
				Dragon's Blood Resin
				Artemesia
			Herbs for Removing Blood Stasis
				Zedoary Rhizome
				Burreed Rhizome
				Leech
				Anteater
		Hemostatic Herbs
			Herbs for Blood-Cooling
				Garden Burnet Root
				Pagodatree Flower
				Biota Leaves
				Lalang Grass Rhizome
			Herbs for Clearing Blood Stasis
				Notoginseng Root
				Madder Root
				Cattail Pollen
			Herbs for Warming the Meridians
				Prepared Ginger
				Argy Wormwood Leaf
			Herbs for Retarding Bleeding
				Common Bletilla Tuber
				Agrimony
				Charred Human Hair
				Lotus Rhi zome Node
		Astringent Herbs
			Herbs for Reducing Perspiration
				Ephedra Root
				Light Wheat
			Herbs for Astringing Lungs and Intestines
				Magnoliavine Fruit
				Black Plum
				Terminalia Fruit
				Nutmeg Kernel
				Red Halloysite
			Herbs for Arresting Leukorrhagia and Reducing Urination
				Mantis Egg Case
				Asiatic Carnelian Cherry Fruit
				Raspberry
				Cuttlebone
				Cherokee Rose Fruit
				Lotus Seed
				Euryale Seed
	Medicinal Cooking
		Blood-Activating Herbs
			Moisturising Pork Soup with Szechuan Lovage Rhizome
			Szechuan Lovage Rhizome and Angelica Fish Head Soup
			Four Herb Soup with Eggs
			Szechuan Lavage Rhizome and Cinnamon Boiled Eggs
			Asiabell and Turmeric Lean Pork Soup
			Turmeric Drink
			Tangerine Pith and Turmeric Soup
			Turmeric Fried Rice with Ham and Egg
			Red Sage Root and Dates Congee
			Hawthorn Fruit and Red Sage Root Tea
			Safflower and Green Tea Drink
			Safflower Congee
			Mushroom Safflower Soup
			Peach Seed and White Peony Root Congee
			Motherwort Eggs
			Chicken Soup with Motherwort
			Lean Pork Soup with Motherwort and Red Dates
			Achyranthes Congee
			Chicken Feet Soup with Achyranthes and Eucommia
			Pig Tail Soup with Achyranthes
			Black-Boned Chicken Soup with Spatholobus Stem
			Chinese Rose Flower Congee
			Chinese Rose Flower Tea
			Drynaria Mouthwash
			Pig Trotters Stewed with Drynaria Rhizome
		Hemostatic Herbs
			Five Flowers Tea
			Pagodatree Flower Congee
			Biota and Eclipta Hair Tonic
			Lalang Grass and Bamboo Drink
			Lalang Grass and Mulberry Congee
			Notoginseng Chicken Soup
			Black-Boned Chicken with Notoginseng
			Agrimony and Red Dates Soup
			Agrimony and Adsuki Bean Congee
			Lotus Rhizome Node and Chinese Yam Soup with Milkvetch Root
			Argy and Ginger Eggs
			Barley and Argy Congee
			Argy Stewed Chicken
		Astringent Herbs
			Light Wheat Drink
			Wheat and Asiabell Drink
			Magnoliavine Fruit Drink
			Black Plum and Hawthorn Tea
			Pig's Stomach Soup with Nutmeg and Pepper
			Nutmeg Congee
			Carnelian Beef Soup
			Lotus Seed and Longan Soup
			Egg Soup with Lotus Seed
			Euryale and Walnut Congee
			Four Herbs Pork Rib Soup
	Questions and Answers
	Appendices
	Index
Volume 4 Relieving Wind
	Contents
	Editors一in-Chief
	Preface
	Publisher's Note
	Note from the Editor-in-Chief
	Introduction
	Guide to Reading
	Basic Knowledge
		Treating Rheumatism
		Acanthopanax Bark as an Antirheumatic Herb
		Indian Bread (Poria) as a Diuretic Herb
		Flavouring as Interior-warming herbs
	Essence
	Antirheumatic Herbs
		Antirheumatic Herbs for Expelling Cold
			Chinese Clematis Root
			Doubleteeth Pubescent Angelica Root
			Common Monkshood Mother Root
			Long-nosed Pit Viper
			Black-tail Snake
			Common Floweringqince Fruit
			Silkworm Faeces
			Common Clubmoss Herb
			Kadsura Pepper Stem
			Beautiful Sweetgum Fruit
		Antirheumatic Herbs for Clearing Heat
			Largeleaf Gentian Root
			Fourstamen Stephania Root
			Mulberry Twig
			Siegesbeckiae Herb
			Erythrina Bark
			Chinese Starjasmine Stem
			Nippon Yam Rhizome
			Luffa Vegetable Sponge
		Antirheumatic Herbs for Strengthening Bones
			Slenderstyle Acanthopanax Bark
			Chinese Taxillus Herb
			Cibot Rhizome
			Obscured Homalomena Rhizome
	Diuretic Herbs
		Diuretic Herbs for Relieving Edema
			Indian Bread
			Coix Seed
			Umbellate Pore Fungus
			Oriental Waterplantain Rhizome
			Chinese Waxgourd Peel
			Maize Style
		Diuretic Herbs for Treating Stranguria
			Shearer's Pyrrosia Leaf
			Talcum
			Ricepaperplant Stem Pith
			Lilac Pink Herb
			Common Knotgrass Herb
			Belvedere Fruit
			Japanese Climbing Fern Spore
			Plantain Seed
			Common Rush
		Diuretic Herbs for Relieving Jaundice
			Christina Loosestrife
			Virgate Wormwood Herb
			Giant Knotweed Rhizome and Root
	lnterior-Warming Herbs
		Prepared Common Monkshood Daughter Root
		Dried Ginger
		Cassia Bark
		Medicinal Evodia Fruit
		Fennel
		Lesser Galangal Rhizome
		Pricklyash Peel
		Clove
		Pepper Fruit
	Medicinal Cooking
		Antirheumatic Herbs
			Doubleteeth Pubescent Angelica Root Black Bean Soup
			Floweringqince Mutton Porridge
			Floweringqince Pork Rib Soup
			Floweringqince Porridge
			Clubmoss Trotter Soup
			Mulberry Twig Chicken Soup
			Mulberry Twig with Boiled Eggs
			Chinese Taxillus Herb with Eggs
			Chinese Taxillus Herbal Tea
			Taxillus Herb with Dwarf Li lyturf and Egg Soup
			Taxillus Herb with Yam Porridge
			Cibot Rhizome with Peanut Chicken Feet Soup
			Cibot Rhizome Waist Tonic Soup
		Diuretic Herbs
			Indian Bread with Lily Porridge
			Pilose Asiabell Root and Indian Bread Porridge
			Indian Bread and Chinese Date Porridge
			Indian Bread and Euryale Seed Porridge
			Indian Bread and Walnut Syrup
			Indian Bread Tonic Soup
			Indian Bread and Chestnut with Prawns
			Coix Seed Green Bean Porridge
			Coix Seed and Li ly Porridge
			Waxgourd , Coix Seed with Lean Meat Soup
			Coix Seeds, Red Dates and Haw Soup
			Waterplantain Green Tea
			Waxgourd Peel and Barley Porridge
			Double Peel Drink
			Maize Style and Red Bean Drink
			Maize Style Drink
			Maize Style and Astragalus Root Tea
			Maize Style Summer Tea
			Ricepaper Pith Trotter Soup
			Double-seed Vision-enhancing Drink
			Christina Loosestrife Drink
			Loosestrife Dampness-resolving Tea
			Wormwood Brown Rice Porridge
			Wormwood Dampness-resolving Tea
		Interior-Warming Herbs
			Dried Ginger and Liquorice Porridge
			Dried Ginger Stomach-reinforcing Tea
			Cassia Bark Braised Pork Belly
			Stewed Mutton with Cassia Bark
			Evodia Porridge
			Chicken with Galangal Rhizome Soup
			Sweet Soup with Pricklyash Peel , Ginger and Red Dates
			Beef with Pricklyash Peel
			Cloves and Ginger Sweet
			Plum Juice with Cloves
			Chicken Soup with Pepper, Morinda and Black Beans
			Pork Trotter with Pepper and Vinegar
	Questions and Answers
	Appendices
	Index