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