Chinese & Related North American Herbs

Download or read book Chinese & Related North American Herbs written by Thomas S. C. Li and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most complete compendiums on Chinese herbs, this edition covers 130 more herbs, bringing the total to more than 1800 species of Chinese herbs and more than 700 species of related North American herbs. Compiled from scattered sources in the Chinese and Western literature, the book organizes entries by Latin name, followed by the Chinese and English terms as well as the major constituents and therapeutic values for each herb. It then lists North American herbs belonging to the same species or genus as the Chinese counterpart.