The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes

847 Pages·2005·16.61 MB·English

by  Joseph P. Hou

Joseph P. Hou, PhD, AP
Youyu Jin, MD
The Healing Power
of Chinese Herbs
and Medicinal Recipes
Pre-publication “TheHealingPowerofChineseHerbs
REVIEWS, andMedicinalRecipesbyDrs.Hou
COMMENTARIES, andJinbringsthetheoryandphiloso-
phyofTraditionalChineseMedicineto
EVALUATIONS . . .
theWesternreader.Thisbookpresents
thehistoricaldevelopmentofthiscom-
plex and unique healing system. The
bookalsoprofilesthetherapeuticprop-
erties of individual herbs and multi-
ingredient formulas. Modern research
“Thisbookprovidesacomprehen-
findings are summarized as well. The
sive introduction to the princi-
value of this book is its presentation
ples and practice of Chinese herbal of information on Traditional Chinese
medicine.PractitionersofChineseherbal Medicineinacontextthatistruetoits
medicinewillprofitfromthevastexpe- origins and at the same time under-
rience of the authors.” standable to the western reader.”
Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FRCP Marilyn Barrett, PhD
Professor of Complementary Medicine, Pharmacognosy Consulting Services,
Peninsula Medical School, San Carlos, California;
Editor ofThe Handbook of Clinically
Exeter, England
Tested Herbal Remedies
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The healing power of Chinese herbs and medicinal recipes / Joseph P. Hou, Youyu Jin.
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1. Herbs—Therapeutic use. 2. Medicine, Chinese.
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CONTENTS
Foreword xix
Zhou Jinhuang
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxv
Guide to ChinesePin YinPhonetics
and the Wade-Giles System xxvii
Authors’Note xxix
Introduction:Western Medicine versusTraditional Chinese
Medicine 1
Modern (Synthetic) Medicine versusHerbal (Natural)
Medicine 2
The Healing Benefits of Chinese Herbs 6
The Future of Chinese Herbal Medicine 8
PART I: THE MYTH AND TRUTH ABOUT CHINESE
MEDICINE
Chapter 1. The Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine 13
Early Medical Philosophy 13
The Essence of Chinese Medicine 20
Methods of Diagnosis and Differentiation of Syndromes 24
Treatment Methods 25
Chapter 2. The Development ofBen Caoand Herbal
Recipes 37
The Evolution ofBen Cao 37
The Evolution of Herbal Recipes 42
PART II: PRACTICALITIES OF CHINESE HERBAL
REMEDIES
Chapter 3. Practical Herbalism 49
The Benefits of Medicinal Herbs 49
Practical Herbalism 53
How Medicinal Plants Are Processed 55
Chemical Components of Medicinal Plants 57
Properties of Medicinal Herbs 59
Dosage of Herbs 65
Factors That Influence the Efficacy of Herbs 68
How Chinese Medicinal Herbs Are Used 69
Chapter 4.Effective Herbal Recipes
and Patent Medicines 73
Herbal Recipes (Formulas, Prescriptions) 73
How Herbal Recipes Are Modified 75
Patent Medicines and Modern Pharmaceutical Herbal
Preparations 76
Quality Control and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
of Herbal Products 77
Where to Buy Chinese Herbs and Patent Medicines 78
PART III: THE HEALING POWERS OF MEDICINAL
HERBS, PAST AND PRESENT
Chapter 5. Miraculous Tonic Herbs: Strengthening
the First Line of Defense and Fortifying the Immune
System 81
Ginseng;Radix ginseng; Ren shen 87
Siberian Ginseng;Radix Acanthopanax senticosus;
Wu jia shenorCi wu jia 94
Astragalus Root;Radix Astragali; Huang qi 97
Codonopsis;Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae; Dang shen 103
Licorice Root;Radix Glycyrrhizae; Gan cao 106
Chinese Yam;Rhizoma Dioscoreae; Shan yao 110
SchisandraFruit;Fructus Schisandra; Wu wei zi 113
White Atractylodes;Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephala;
Bai zhu 118
Chinese Angelica Root;Radix Angelica sinensis;
Dang gui, Tang kuei, Dong quai 122
Processed Rehmannia Root;Radix Rehmanniae Preparata;
Shu di huangorShu di 127
White Peony Root;Radix Paeoniae Alba; Bai shao 131
Polygonum;Radix Polygoni multiflori; He shou wu
orShou wu 135
Chapter 6. Herbs That Adjust the Yin and Yang:
Defending Homeostasis and Harmony of the Body 139
American Ginseng;Radix Ginseng Quinquefolium;
Xi yang shenorHua qi shen 145
Ophiopogon Root;Radix Ophiopogonis; Mai men dong
orMai dong 149
Lycium Fruit;Fructus Lycii; Gou qi zi 152
Polygonatum Root;Rhizoma Polygonati; Huang jing 156
Glehnia;Radix Glehniae; Bei sha shen 159
Asparagus;Radix Asparagi; Tian men dongorTian dong 161
Epimedium;Herba Epimedii; Yin yang huoorXiang ling pi 164
Eucommia Bark;Cortex Eucommiae; Du zhong 167
Psoralea Fruit;Fructus Psoraleae; Bu gu zhi 170
Cordyceps;Cordyceps sinensis; Dong chong xia cao 174
Morinda Root;Radix Morindae officinalis; Ba ji tian 178
Cistanche;Herba Cistanches; Rou cong rong 181
Cuscuta;Semen Cuscutae; Tu si zi 184
Cornus;Fructus Corni; Shan zhu yu 187
Curculigo Rhizome;Rhizoma Curculiginis
Xian mao 190
Pilose Antler;Cornu Cervi Parvum; Lu rong 192
Chapter 7. Herbs That Invigorate Circulation
of Vital Energy,Qi,and Blood:Preventing Discomfort
and Pain, and Cerebral and Coronary Heart Diseases 195
Tangerine (Orange) Peel;Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae;
Chen pi 201
Immature Bitter Orange;Fructus Aurantii Immaturus;
Zhi shi 204
Cyperus Tuber;Rhizoma Cyperi; Xiang fu 207
Aucklandia (saussurea) Root;Radix Aucklandiae; Mu xiang 210
Notoginseng;Radix Notoginseng; San qi (Tian qi) 213
Salvia Root;Radix Salvia Miltiorrhizae; Dan shen 216
Cnidium;Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong; Chuan xiong 221