Chinese Herbal Formulas: Treatment Principles and Composition Strategies

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Front cover; Half title page; Dedication; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on using this book; PART I: Theories and concepts in thecomposition of Chinese herbal formulas; Common types of herbal combination; The process of formula composition; Dosages for individual herbs; Dosage in herbal formulas; Form of administration, preparation methods and their applications; Administration; Treatment principles and their sequence; Commonly used treatment methods and their applications; Commonly used treatment strategies.;Traditionally the study of Chinese herbal formulas has involved memorizing hundreds of classic formulas, and recognizing and summarizing the relevant treatment rules and formula-making strategies in order to create appropriate formulas for treatment. This new book by Yifan Yang, author of Chinese Herbal Medicines: Comparisons and Characteristics (which pioneered the comparative method of single herb study), introduces a new approach to formula study. The reader is shown how to use the basic treatment rules and composition strategies, abstrated from hundreds of formulas, in order to.