Chinese Herbs: Their Botany, Chemistry and Pharmacodynamics - John D. Keys - Paperback - REPRINT

This book for botanists, chemists, & holistic health practitioners is an illustrated encyclopedia of herbs--more than 250 of them--whose medicinal value has been recognized for centuries by the Chinese. Much of the material presented is the result of translation of definitive Chinese works on the subject. In the book the author lists the botanical & pharmacological data for each herb; the drugs of mineral & animal origin used in Chinese medicine; a table of poisonous herbs; & a section of prescriptions for some 150 human ills or ailments. Each entry includes the herb's Latin name, its English name, a line drawing, & a botanical description. In the book there are herbal remedies for everything from anemia to asthma, tetanus to toothaches.Keys, John D. is the author of 'Chinese Herbs: Their Botany, Chemistry and Pharmacodynamics - John D. Keys - Paperback - REPRINT' with ISBN 9780804816670 and ISBN 0804816670.