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Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin

Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Use in Traditional and Modern Medicine

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  1. Weici Tang

    1. Lebensmittelchemie und Umwelttoxikologie, Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany

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  2. Gerhard Eisenbrand

    1. Lebensmittelchemie und Umwelttoxikologie, Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany

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Table of contents (124 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Acanthopanax senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Harms

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    Pages 1-12

  3. Achyranthes bidentata Bl.

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    Pages 13-18

  4. Aconitum spp.

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    Pages 19-44

  5. Acorus gramineus Soland.

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    Pages 45-46

  6. Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb.

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    Pages 47-50

  7. Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

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    Pages 51-57

  8. Akebia quinata (Thunb.) Decne.

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    Pages 59-67

  9. Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms

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    Pages 69-71

  10. Albizia julibrissin Durazz.

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    Pages 73-74

  11. Alisma orientalis (Sam.) Juzep.

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    Pages 75-77

  12. Allium sativum L.

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    Pages 79-86

  13. Alpinia spp.

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    Pages 87-93

  14. Amomum spp.

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    Pages 95-96

  15. Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees

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    Pages 97-103

  16. Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge.

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    Pages 105-108

  17. Anemone raddeana Regel

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    Pages 109-112

  18. Angelica spp.

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    Pages 113-125

  19. Anisodus tanguticus (Max.) Pasch

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    Pages 127-134

  20. Ardisia japonica (Thunb.) Bl.

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    Pages 135-138
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About this book

Traditional Chinese medicine has been used for thousands of years by a large population. It is currently still serving many of the health needs of the Chinese people; and still enjoying their confi­ dence it is practised in China in parallel with modern Western medical treatment. In addition to scientific organisations dedi­ cated to modern Western medicine, e. g. the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and various medical schools, a series of parallel institutions have been established in China to promote traditional Chinese medicine, such as the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and training institutions. Almost all hospitals in China have a department of traditional medicine. Furthermore, a large number of scientific journals are dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine, covering both experimental and clinical investigations. Medicinal materials constitute a key topic in the treatment of disease according to traditional Chinese medicine. The Chinese Pharmacopoeia (1985 edition) is therefore divided into two sepa­ rate volumes, Volume I containing traditional Chinese medicinal materials and preparations and Volume II containing pharmaceu­ tics of Western medicine. The oldest Chinese review of medicinal materials, Shennong Bencao Jing (100-200 A. D. ), covered 365 herbal drugs. The clas­ sic compilation in this field, Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), was published in 1578 by Li Shi-zhen and recorded as many as 1898 crude drugs of plant, animal and min­ eral origin.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Lebensmittelchemie und Umwelttoxikologie, Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Weici Tang, Gerhard Eisenbrand

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin

  • Book Subtitle: Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Use in Traditional and Modern Medicine

  • Authors: Weici Tang, Gerhard Eisenbrand

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73739-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-73741-1Published: 27 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-73739-8Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 1056

  • Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmacy, Plant Sciences

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