Chinese and botanical medicines : traditional uses and modern scientific approaches
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CALL NO : WB55.C4 C539 2018
IMPRINT : Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2018
Chinese and Botanical Medicines: Traditional Uses and Modern Scientific Approaches is a classroom-tested book that contains a balance of chemistry, the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and the theory and practice of a modern TCM practitioner. This distinct book reviews the scientific methods for collecting data and supporting evidence for the efficacy and safety of Chinese drugs and medicines. It also reflects on the different views on health, disease and therapy, and their impacts on the relationships between man and nature.
Features
- Focuses on areas in which TCM has the greatest impact on mainstream western medicine
- Discusses the modern application of TCM as an alternative to Western medicine for medical care and health protection
- Introduces the principles, methods, and development of TCM
- Reviews the scientific methods for collecting data and supporting evidence for the efficacy and safety of a drug
- Reflects on the different views on health, disease, and therapy and their impacts on the relationships between man and nature
