Editors:
Containing almost all of the traditional medicines commonly used and seen in China
Containing the trait functions of traditional Chinese medicines as well as their medical uses
Containing the biological characteristics, growing environment and geographical distributions of each medicinal herb
With substantial colorful habitat photos
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This second volume contains 231 species of 40 families of medicinal plants. The most important family of which are Magnoliaceae, such as Magnolia officinalis and Magnolia officinalis subsp. biloba; Schisandra chinensis of Schisandraceae; Cinnamomum aromaticum of Lauraceae, Coptis chinensis Franch., Coptis omeiensis and Coptis teeta of Berberidaceae; Isatis indigotica, Lepidium apetalum and Raphanus sativus of Cruciferae; Rheum palmatum, Rheum officinale and Rheum taguticum of Polygonaceae, etc.
In each specie, it introduces the scientific names, herbal medicine names, characteristics, habitats, distributions, Acquisition and processing methods, medicinal traits, tastes, functions, use and dosages, and other information of medicinal plants. The color pictures of all species in their wild forms are presented, along with some pictures of medicinal products made of them.
This book series has totally 10 volumes, which covers 2000 kinds of Chinese medicines that are commonly seen or used. These volumes not only introduce the efficacy function and some prescriptions of the medicines, but also introduce the biological characteristics of them in detail with clear photos of the habitats, so that readers can identify them in the field. Apart from the growing environment, the books expound the distribution areas and other information to facilitate researches and other applications. The volumes are targeted at readers of general interests and it is also of high referential value for scientific researcher and teachers. It can be used as a guide to researchers, clinical doctors, and students in the department of pharmaceutics and traditional Chinese medicine.Editors and Affiliations
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South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Huagu Ye, Feiyan Zeng
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Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited, Guangzhou, China
Chuyuan Li
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Coll Pharm, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Wencai Ye
About the editors
Editor Huagu Ye is a professor from South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Editor Chuyuan Li is from Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited, Guangzhou, China.
Editor Wencai Ye is a professor from the College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Editor Feiyan Zeng is from South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Common Chinese Materia Medica
Book Subtitle: Volume 2
Editors: Huagu Ye, Chuyuan Li, Wencai Ye, Feiyan Zeng
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2066-9
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Chemical Industry Press 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2065-2Published: 16 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2068-3Published: 17 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2066-9Published: 15 July 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 585
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 773 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pharmacy, Medicine/Public Health, general, Plant Sciences