http://www.purpleculture.net/ en Copyright (c) 2026 Purple Culture purple@purpleculture.net (Purple Culture) purple@purpleculture.net (Purple Culture) Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:31:34 +0800 Purple Culture News RSS Feed 1440 http://www.purpleculture.net/practical-traditional-chinese-medicine-and-pharmacology-medicinal-herbs-english-p-1387 http://www.purpleculture.net/practical-traditional-chinese-medicine-and-pharmacology-medicinal-herbs-english-pr-1387 This book is the third volume in the "Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology" series.

With a view to practicability and convenience for clinical application, this book provides detailed and essential information as required for the construction of herbal prescriptions on the respective properties, tastes, therapeutic functions and the directions of action on specific channels and collaterals of more than three hundred most commonly used medicinal herbs.

For students and new practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, the "Indication & Combinations" and "Cautions & Contraindications" sections are particularly valuable. They provide useful empirical tips on how to combine two or more hers to promote therapeutic effectiveness and minimize toxicity and how to avoid the neutralization of the curative effects or serious side effects of incompatible herbs.

The author, Dr. Geng Junying brings over twenty-five years of experience to this, his recent work on traditional Chinese medicine. His publications in Chinese include Studies of the Five Tastes of Herbs, Contraindications and Interdependence in Herbal Formulas, and Chinese Moxibustion Therapy.

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