Chinese-English Manual of Common-Used Prescriptions in Traditional Chinese Medicine 汉英常用中医处方手册

Guangdong Science and Technology Press

Aiming at the practical application, 457 ancient prescriptions (including 324 principal and 133 appendant ones) which are proved to be more effective and still used commonly nowadays are collected in this handbook. They cover the treatment of common diseases of internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology. The content of this handbook puts stress on the compatibility of composing ingredients and the principle of selection of drugs and their actions. The indications of prescriptions recorded in the original ancient literature are expanded on the basis of clinical experiences of later generations. This handbook may serve as a reference material for the TCM practitioners and the medical researchers.