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An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica
by Wu, Jing-Nuan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A bump to top binding edge. Minor rubbing. VG.
- ISBN 10
- 0195140176
- ISBN 13
- 9780195140170
- Seller
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Svendborg, Denmark
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About This Item
A bump to top binding edge. Minor rubbing. VG. Textual color illustrations. Chinese Medicine Oxford University Press New York 2005 orig. cloth 25x17cm, 706 pages., Weighs 2 kilos. "Herbal medicine, one of the cornerstones of traditional Chinese medicine, has evolved over centuries of clinical practice and results in a vast body of knowledge encompassing more than 6,000 substances, most of whose effects and uses have been documented and researched. This beautifully " Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica" offers contemporary medicinal, pharmaceutical, natural product chemists as well as practitioners of homeopathic and alternative medicines authentic, concise information on the 320 herbs used in 80 per cent of medicinal formulations in traditional Chinese medical practice. It also provides an overview of traditional Chinese medicine as a framework for understanding how herbal medicines fit within an integrated approach to health and well-being" - Publisher's description.
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- Bookseller
- Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark
(DK)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS016442I
- Title
- An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica
- Author
- Wu, Jing-Nuan
- Book Condition
- Used - A bump to top binding edge. Minor rubbing. VG.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0195140176
- ISBN 13
- 9780195140170
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- China East Asia Herbal Medicines Materia Medica Pharmacology Pharmacognosy Herbs Drugs Medical History Traditional
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