World Century Compendium to TCM, Vol. 3: Introduction to Chinese Materia Medica

First Week

Second Week:

• Medicinals that Release Exterior
• Acrid-Cool

Third Week:

• Medicinals that Clear Heat

Fourth Week:

• Purgatives

Fifth Week:

• Medicinals That Dispel Wind-Damp
• Aromatic Medicinals that Remove Dampness

Sixth Week:

• Medicinals that Relieve Water Retention
• Medicinals that Warm the Interior

Seventh Week:

• Medicinals that Regulate Qi

Eighth Week:

• Medicinals that Relieve Food Stagnation
• Medicinals that Expel Worms
• Medicinals that Stanch Bleeding

Ninth Week:

• Medicinals that Invigorate Blood

Tenth Week:

• Medicinals that Dissolve Phlegm
• Medicinals that Arrest Cough and Wheezing

Eleventh Week:

• Medicinals that Calm the Spirit
• Medicinals that Calm the Liver and Extinguish Wind

Twelfth Week:

• Medicinals that Open Orifices
• Medicinals that Supplement Qi
• Medicinals that Nourish Blood

Thirteenth Week:

• Medicinals that Enrich Yin

Fourteenth Week:

• Medicinals that Tonify Yang
• Astringent Medicinals

This book aims to provide readers with adequate knowledge for clinical application of Chinese medicine, which is in line with the fundamental principle of “correspondence of Chinese medicinals and patterns.” It contains a brief introduction to relative theories, divides these medicinals by actions into categories such as exterior-releasing, heat-clearing, purgative, dampness-dispelling, fluid retention-disinhibiting, interior-warming, qi-regulating, blood-invigorating, blood-stanching, food accumulation-relieving, phlegm, cough- and wheezing-arresting, mind-tranquilizing, liver-calming, orifices-opening, tonifying, astringing, and worm-dispelling, and elaborates each herb in terms of its actions, quality, indications, usage, and dosage. Furthermore, mnemonics and simple and effective formulas are included to help readers effectively grasp the concepts behind practical applications, and precautions and daily practices are specifically designed to support readers in easily understanding and retaining the information.