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Oriental Materia Medica
A Concise Guide
by Hong-Yen Hsu
ISBN: 0879837101
ISBN-13: 9780879837105
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published date: 1996
Size: 7.25 x 10.5 inches
Weight: 4.05 pounds
Publisher's Notes
From licorice and lily to dried lizard, here is full information on the uses, dosage and properties of nearly 800 of the most important substances in Chinese medicine. The authors explore the fascinating history of Oriental healing and its natural remedies, a medical tradition that has guarded the health of hundreds of millions of people, and is now accepted as both effective and scientifically valid. Illustrated with 1000 drawings and charts, glossary, bibliography.
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Oriental Materia Medica: A Concise Guide
Hsu, Hong-Yen; Keats Pub
Lincolnwood, Illinois, U.S.A.: Keats Pub. 1996. Hard Cover. Very Good. 932 pgs., tight copy, text is unmarked, a large, heavy book- additional postage required ( more information) Offered by Book Crazy (United States)
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