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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792790603321

Autore

Maclean Will (Acupuncturist)

Titolo

Clinical handbook of Chinese herbs : desk reference / / Will Maclean

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2017

ISBN

0-85701-298-3

Edizione

[Revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 pages) : color illustrations

Disciplina

615.3/210951

Soggetti

Medicine, Chinese

Medicinal plants - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Astringents -- Blood -- Dampness -- Emetics -- External use -- Exterior releasing -- Food stagnation relieving -- Digestives -- Heat clearing -- Liver calming -- Pacify ascendant yang -- Orifice opening, consciousness restoring -- Parasites -- Phlegm -- Purgative and laxatives -- Qi regulating -- Respiratory : cough and wheeze relieving -- Sedative : shen calming -- Tonics -- Tumor resolving : anticancer herbs -- Warming, cold expelling -- Wind damp dispelling : analgesics -- Wind extinguishing : spasm and tremor.