Xie's Chinese Veterinary Herbology

by Editor: Huisheng Xie (College of Veterinary Medicine, Univeristy of Florida, USA.); Editor: Vanessa Preast (Doctoral student in Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa )

• ISBN13: 9780813820576
• ISBN10: 081382057X
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Xiers"s Chinese Veterinary Herbology serves as a practical guide to the theory and application of Chinese Herbal Medicine into veterinary practices. Divided into three parts, the book covers herbal materia medica used in treating various disorders and diseases, herbal formulas, and the clinical application of treatments. The book also outlines each herbrs"s history, the formulation of herbal recipes, energetic actions, indications and contraindications of each formula, dosages, and clinical and pharmacological studies performed with herbal treatments. This text serves as an invaluable reference to veterinarians looking to expand treatment options.

Table of Contents

Chinese Herbal Materia Medica

Herbals To Tonify Qi, Blood, Yin And Yang

Herbals To Release The Exterior

Herbals To Transform Phlegm And To Relieve Cough & Asthma

Herbals To Clear Heat

Herbals To Warm The Interior

Herbals To Dispel Dampness

Herbals To Regulate (Stagnant) Qi

Herbals To Relieve Food Stagnation

Herbals To Stop Bleeding

Herbals To Invigorate Blood And Break Blood Stasis

Herbals To Stabilize And Bind (Astringents)

Herbals To Open Orifices (Senses)

Herbals To Calm Shen

Herbals To Extinguish (Endogenous) Wind And Stop Tremors

Purgative Herbals

Herbals To Expel Parasites

Herbals For External Application

Chinese Herbal Formulation

Herbal Formulas To Tonify Qi, Blood, Yin And Yang

Herbal Formulas To Release The Exterior

Herbal Formulas To Transform Phlegm And To Relieve Cough & Asthma

Herbal Formulas To Clear Heat

Herbal Formulas To Warm The Interior

Herbal Formulas To Dispel Dampness

Herbal Formulas To Regulate (Stagnant) Qi

Herbal Formulas To Relieve Food Stagnation

Herbal Formulas To Stop Bleeding

Herbal Formulas To Invigorate Blood And Break Blood Stasis

Herbal Formulas To Stabilize And Bind (Astringents)

Herbal Formulas To Open Orifices (Senses)

Herbal Formula To Calm Shen

Herbal Formulas To Extinguish (Endogenous) Wind And Stop Tremors

Purgative Herbal Formulas

Herbal Formulas To Expel Parasites

Herbal Formulas For External Application

Clinical Practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine

Introduction to Chinese herbal Medicine; Definition of CHM, si-qi and wu-wei, preparation, storage, general dosage

Patent Chinese Herbs Available for Western Veterinary Practice

Toxicology and safety control

Clinical application of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Horses: overview

Clinical application of Chinese Herbal Medicine for companion animals

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