Preface Foreword PART ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE HERBALISM Chapter One Properties Ⅰ.Taste and Nature Ⅱ.The Four Tendencies:Lifting,Lowering,Floating and Sinking Ⅲ.Channel Tropism Ⅳ.Toxicity Chapter Two Preparation Ⅰ.Aims of Preparation 1.To eliminate or reduce toxicity,drastic properties and severe side effects of herbs 2.To enhance therapeutic effects 3.To alter the properties of herbs to fit the special needs of treatment 4.To facilitate decoction,preparation or storage 5.To remove impurities and unpleasant odors Ⅱ.Methods of Preparation 1.General processing 2.Preparation with water 3.Preparation with fire 4.Preparation with both water and fire 5.Other methods of preparation Chapter Three Application Ⅰ.Compatibility Ⅱ.Contraindications 1.Compatibility 2.Pregnancy 3.Diet Ⅲ.Dosage Ⅳ.Administration 1.Decoction 2.Administration PART TWO SYSTEMATIC INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE HERBALISM Chapter Four Relieving Exterior Syndrome Ⅰ.Diaphoretic Warming Herbs Ⅱ.Diaphoretic Cooling Herbs Chapter Five Clearing Heat Ⅰ.Clearing Heat and Purging Fire Ⅱ.Clearing Heat and Drying Damp Ⅲ.Clearing Heat and Cooling Blood Ⅳ.Clearing Heat and Eliminating Toxins Ⅴ.Clearing the Liver and Improving the Vision Ⅵ.Clearing Deficiency Heat Chapter Six Dissolving Phlegm and Relieving Cough and Asthma Ⅰ.Dissolving Phlegm Ⅱ.Relieving Cough and Asthma Chapter Seven Aromatically Resolving Damp Chapter Eight Dispelling Wind Damp Chapter Nine Inducing Diuresis and Dispersing Damp Chapter Ten Tonic Herbs Ⅰ.Qi Tonic Herbs Ⅱ.Yang Tonic Herbs Ⅲ.Blood Tonic Herbs Ⅳ.Yin Tonic Herbs Chapter Eleven Digestive Herbs Chapter Twelve Herbs for Discharging Downward Ⅰ.Purgative Herbs Ⅱ.Lubricant Herbs Ⅲ.Cathartic Diuretic Herbs Chapter Thirteen Warming the Interior Chapter Fourteen Regulating Qi Chapter Fifteen Promoting Blood Circulation and Removing Blood Stasis Chapter Sixteen Arresting Bleeding Chapter Seventeen Pacifying the Liver Chapter Eighteen Tranquilizing the Mind Chapter Nineteen Inducing Resuscitation in CerebroVascular Accidents Chapter Twenty Astringent Herbs Chapter Twenty One Anti-parasitic Herbs Chapter Twenty Two Inducing Vomiting Chapter Twenty Three Topical and Other Herbs Index Ⅰ Pinyin-Chinese-Common Names Index Ⅱ Pinyin-Chinese-Pharmaceutical Names Index Ⅲ Botanical Names Index Ⅳ Classification of Herbs According to Their Functions Index Ⅴ Chinese Characters in Stroke Numbers