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Li Shizhen's (1518-1593) magnum opus, the Bencao gangmu or "Compendium of Materia Medica" is still one of the traditional Chinese physician's standard reference books. Chapter 52 Renbu 人部 "human section" is classified under the fourth category of animals ( 兽之四 ), and is the last chapter in the Bencao gangmu .
Snake oil is the most widely known Chinese medicine in the west, due to extensive marketing in the west in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and wild claims of its efficacy to treat many maladies. [31] [32] Snake oil is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain by rubbing it on joints as a liniment. [31]
Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology is a textbook on Chinese herbology by John and Tina Chen. It includes descriptions and illustrations of traditional use of Chinese herbs, and also covers their historical usage.
It contributed to the Chinese understanding of anatomy, [5] and it continues to be used as an influential reference work for practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. [6] The book contains many guidelines and recommendations for the prevention of chronic diseases and micronutrient deficiencies such as beriberi, xerophthalmia, and goitre. [7]
Soul, Mind, Body Medicine: A Complete Soul Healing System for Optimum Health and Vitality is a self-help book written by spiritual healer Zhi Gang Sha which provides a controversial interpretation of Traditional Chinese medicine and quantum physics.
Shennong Bencaojing (also Classic of the Materia Medica or Shen-nong's Herbal Classics [1] and Shen-nung Pen-tsao Ching; Chinese: 神農本草經) is a Chinese book on agriculture and medicinal plants, traditionally attributed to Shennong. Researchers believe the text is a compilation of oral traditions, written between the first and second ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... move to sidebar hide. Chinese medicine and public health may refer to: Traditional Chinese medicine ...
Chinese classic herbal formulas form the basis of Chinese patent medicine. These are the basic herbal formulas that students of traditional Chinese medicine learn. Many of these formulas are quite old. For example, "Liu Wei Di Huang Wan" (六味地黄丸 liù wèi dì huáng wán) was developed by Qian Yi (钱乙 Qián Yǐ) (c. 1032–1113 CE).