Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine combines 2,000 years of Western herbal tradition with traditional Chinese medicine and modern pharmacology research. This unique integration offers a new level of understanding that can resolve many of the difficulties and controversies of the past. It can give a broader and deeper understanding of the individual herbs, enabling more sophisticated herb combinations that are both safer and more effective.

Containing over 800 tables, the text is specially organised and designed for clear, easy access to a vast amount of useful data.

This is a foundation text and reference for both students and practitioners, with discussion of.
o 50 Western herbs: unparalleled detail reveals the unique character of each herb
o 380 herb pairs: the basic units for building herb combinations
o 150 herb combinations: a wealth of practical detail with essential comparison tables
o 1500 references: pharmacological and clinical research is cited and fully discussed.

There is special emphasis on the following topics:
o Principles of herb combining: How to make safe and effective combinations
o Practical herb use: Full details of herb dose, dispensing, and administration
o Safety: Three special chapters on safety issues. Each of the 50 herb chapters discusses cautions and contraindications
o Data access: Extensive cross references, plus a unique 70-page index for easy access to data on individual herbs, herb pairs, herb combinations, herb actions, Chinese syndromes, and disorders.

Note
This book is about using Western herbs according to the principles of Chinese medicine, Western herbal tradition, and modern pharmacology. It is not specifically about combining Western and Chinese herbs, although Chinese herbs appear in some of the combinations in this book. This book is only suitable for readers with a basic understanding of Chinese medicine - specifically a knowledge of the Chinese organ syndromes.

"With his deep knowledge of Chinese medicine, Western herbal medicine, and Western sciences. Jeremy Ross is uniquely qualified to undertake the important and difficult task of interpreting the nature and functions of Western herbs according to the principles of Chinese medicine."
Giovanni Maciocia<.p>

"There have been many interesting books on herbal medicine written in the last few years, but the present book is exceptional in containing so much new and clinically useful material ...this book stands out in a class of its own."
Julian Scott

SAMPLE CHAPTER
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