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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Scientific Basis for Its Use

By David Fox , Ana Martinez , Jeff Wang , Kuo-Hsiung Lee , David E Thurston , James D Adams , Eric J Lien , David Rotella , Salvatore Guccione , Robin Ganellin , Eri Oshima , Bangyan Stiles , Constance Lay Lay Saw , Tong Yao , Calvin Chen , Jiasheng Tu , Chee Loong Saw , Lita Chew , William CS Cho , Vince Wang , Jiangang Shen , Anna Tai , Marcia Babcock , Phil Peplow

Book information

Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Year
2013
ISBN
1849736618, 9781849736619
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (6922061 bytes)
Series
RSC Drug Discovery
Pages
256\364
Time added
2013-07-29 19:22:39

Description

This is a volume that will provide a mechanism-based approach to understanding Chinese medicine for both Western and Eastern scientists. Topics covered will include: an introduction to the theory and practice of Chinese traditional medicine, East meets West in practice, historical perspectives, systems biology as a bridge between Western medicine and TCM, the theory and practice of patient examination, materials used in TCM, perspectives in chemical fingerprinting, safety issues, SAR analysis of plant derived compounds, treatment of psychiatric illnesses, treatment of stroke, clinical success with TCM when Western medicine fails and TCM in the treatment of cancer. The readership will be both Western and Eastern scientists from both industry and academia who are working in medicinal chemistry.

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