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by: Zong Lan Xu  List Price: $24.95 Price: $19.82 You Save: $5.13 (21%)as of 09/03/2010 21:02 EDT Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN: 9780967993508 ISBN: 0967993504 Label: Wacloin International Inc. Manufacturer: Wacloin International Inc. Number Of Pages: 328 Publication Date: September 13, 2000 Publisher: Wacloin International Inc. Studio: Wacloin International Inc. Accessories:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This unique pocket handbook contains 300 commonly used Chinese herbs (one page for each herb), in a handy format designed to fit into the pocket of your lab coat (book size: 4.5 x 6"). It will allow you to quickly find basic information on any of 300 herbs. Designed by a practitioner/teacher, the information includes: *Chinese name (Both Chinese Characters and Pinyin) *Commonly used English name *Parts used *Pertaining category *Properties (flavor and nature) *Channels entered *Functions *Indications *Recommended dosage *Cautions and contraindictions *Comments (Including Special Preparation Instruction) *Listings by functional categories and alphabetically by common English name, all with page numbers All information is based on text books used for national certification examination. This is the fastest, most concise reference for practitioners, students or anyone who is looking for information on Chinese herbs. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great for students!This is an awesome quick reference book for students of TCM. I used it when studying single herbs and it is even more helpful when studying formulas. It is perfect for the student who really wants to learn about the specific role each individual herb takes in a formula. Rating:  - Concise, convenient, and comprehensiveThis book contains descriptions of the 300 most commonly prescribed herbs. The book is small enough to fit comfortably in my pocket, but it spends most of the time in our herbal pharmacy. It contains all the information I need, regarding pertaining category, channels, properties, functions and indications, dosage, and warnings and contraindications. It is easy for me to use to adjust formulas or to use as a starting point in creating new formulas for my patients. I was a student of Dr. Xu, and ... Read More 
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