Author: Naeser, Margaret A.
Title: Outline Guide to Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines in Pill Form : With Sample Pictures of the Boxes.
Description: Boston, Boston Chinese Medicine, 1992. Second Edition, orig. wrappers. 22x15cm, 372 pp.. Text. plates, ills.. Rubbed. Cover corner creased. Good. ¶ Full title reads: "Outline Guide to Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines in Pill Form, With Sample Pictures of the Boxes: An Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicines". Contents: Introduction to the Patient Medicines; The Patient Medicines: Treat Exogenous Conditions; Expel Summer Heat; Stop Cough, Eliminate Phlegm, Treat AsthmaTreat Muscular and Joint Pain due to Wind Dampness; Open Orifices; Treat trmors and Spasms due to Wind; Clear Heat; Warm the Interior; Relieve Food Stagnation; Drain Dampness by Promoting Urination; Regulate Qi; Regulate Blood; Tonics; Nourish Heart, Calm the Spirit; Bibliography; List of Some Stories in the U.S. where the Chinese Patient Medicines may be Punchased; Some Patient Medicines which may be Helpful when Travelling; Alphabetical Index of the Patient Medicines(Including Chinese and English Spellings); Index of Medical Terms and Disorders Treated with the Patient Medicines; Brief Definitions of some Traditional Chinese Medicine Terms.

Keywords: Chinese Patent Medicines, Herbal Medical, History, China East Asia, Chinese, Pharmacology, Herbs, Herbalism, Therapeutics