Plum Flower Jade Remedies: A Chinese Herbal Reference for the West, Vol. 2

Jade Remedies is a comprehensive, detailed and contemporary reference source for remedies used in Oriental herbal medicine. Based on many years of research into historical and modern sources, it presents over 450 plant, mineral and animal remedies used worldwide in Chinese medicine traditions. The remedies are divided into four types; "restoratives," "stimulants," "relaxants," and "sedatives." The text provides information on botanical sources, plant habits, biochemistry, energetic properties, traditional uses and indications, preparation forms, dosages, cautions and contraindications. The primary remedies are illustrated with botanically accurate wood-block prints of the plants in the wild from the Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao of 1848, the Chinese manual of medicinal plant illustrations. Jade Remedies represents three notable features. One, it spells out clearly and concisely the functions and traditional uses of Chinese herbs in easily-understood Western terms. Two, it summarizes and evaluates modern applications of Oriental remedies as referenced by practitioners in East Asia. Three, it organizes the Oriental materia medica according to Western body systems rather than the traditional energetic treatment categories. The information on these remedies sought by the student, practitioner or researcher unfamiliar with Oriental medicine is immediately available. Jade Remedies is a valuable and unique resource for those interested in learning about Oriental medicine, for those exploring Oriental herbal traditions, as well as for all students and practitioners of the healing arts.

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