Author Michael Pontoppidan Lund is a Chinese doctor who graduated from Nanjing and Nanchang university hospitals in China. He specializes in internal Chinese medicine and Chinese dermatology, which he treats in his own clinic using Chinese herbs, dietetics, and acupuncture. Michael Pontoppidan Lund also teaches and lectures at his own school "Milofo" on traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese philosophy, and lifestyle.
Description
Chinese Materia Medica is many thousands of years old, and over time, more than 5,000 herbs and minerals have been classified as medically useful. In clinical practice, approximately 500 crude drugs are used – the most common of which are included in this Materia Medica. All herbs, minerals, insects, and animal components are registered medicines in modern-day China. Endangered animal and plant species and remedies not approved by WHO and the EU have been omitted from this book.
The book includes, among other things:
A practical and fundamental textbook for acupuncturists, doctors, and therapists treating acute and chronic deep-seated illnesses.
Leading commentaries from renowned doctors and professors in China.
References to classical prescriptions.
Broad-spectrum cross-classifications of herbs within each category.
Extended tables of the comparative functions of herbs.
Detailed syndrome differentiation based on the effects of the herbs.
In-depth descriptions of individual crude drugs, their indications, effects, dosage, and contraindications.
Additional information
ISBN: 9788792041708
Author: Michael Pontoppidan Lund
Publisher: Klitrosen
Format: Hardback
