1: Introduction
2: Herbs with Illustrations
3: Appendix with Additional Herbs
4: Selected Bibliography
5: Glossary
6: Latin (Pharmaceutical) Name Index
7: English Name Index
"Jing-Nuan Wu's An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica provides an
accessible and useful definitive reference on Chinese herbal
medicine. It gives an understanding of the theories and history of
the subject along with superb illustrations accompanied by thorough
write-ups on plants. I rate this as the best book on the subject
and have long recognized the inspired work of Jing-Nuan Wu."
--Holly Shimizu, Executive Director of the United States
Botanic
Garden
"An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica should be in the library of
anyone interested in traditional Chinese medicines. It covers the
major Chinese medicinal materials in terms of theory and practice
and is beautifully illustrated with drawings of each material
discussed." --Norman R. Farnsworth, University of Illinois at
Chicago
"This is an extraordinary illustrated collection of Chinese herbs
accompanied by concise and expert comments. Jing-Nuan Wu has
succeeded in compiling this most unique and informative book."
--Koji Nakanishi, Columbia University
"Jing-Nuan Wu's An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica provides an
accessible and useful definitive reference on Chinese herbal
medicine. It gives and understanding of the theories and history of
the subject along with superb illustrations accompanied by thorough
write-ups on plants. I rate this as the best book on the subject
and have long recognized the inspired work of Jing-Nuan Wu."
--Holly Shimizu, Executive Director of the United States
Botanic Garden
"An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica should be in the library of
anyone interested in traditional Chinese medicines in terms of
theory and practice and is beautifully illustrated with drawings of
each material discussed." --Norman R. Farnsworth, University of
Illinois at Chicago
"This is an extraordinary illustrated collection of Chinese herbs
accompanied by concise and expert comments. Jing-Nuan Wu has
succeeded in compiling this most unique and informative book." Koji
Nakanishi, Columbia University
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