A Manual of Chinese
Herbal Medicine
By Warner J-W. Fan, M.D. 332 pg., 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" hardback.
This manual of diagnosis and therapy is brilliantly organized for study
and reference. It might even be called the "Merck Manual" of Chinese
herbal medicine. The book covers: Important basic concepts of traditional
Chinese medicine, such as yin and yang, the five elements, qi, jing, and
shen; Causes of disease; Methods of diagnosis; Approaches to treatment with
herbal medicine; Symptoms of common illnesses; Case studies from the Chinese
medical literature. |