Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines: The Clinical Desk Reference

This CLINICAL DESK REFERENCE is a complete guide, providing a practical resource for acupuncturists, herbalists, naturopaths, as well as western doctors and veterinarians practicing natural medicine.

• A complete listing of 1280 products with 850 formula descriptions.

• Each product contains energetic applications, symptoms, clinical comments, cautions, and ingredient percentages.

• Includes over 550 GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) level products: Plum Flower, Herbal Times, Minshan, Bio Essence and Tanglong.

• 80 pages of color photos with Chinese characters for identification of 1150 products.

• A complete listing of California Food and Drug Branch toxicology reports on heavy metals, added pharmaceuticals, and pesticides, as well as a listing of endangered wildlife.

• Eighteen indexes, including herbal and medical glossaries in Chinese, herbal cross reference of 675 herbs, and source medical classics of the formulas.