Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies (2nd Ed.) 2nd Edition

I've relied on this book extensively for my schooling, board exams, and clinical practice. More than just a formulary, it gives you details of the historical development of formulas, and the TCM-based thinking for how and why they function. Each herb is explained in relation to the other herbs. These insights are crucial if you want to take your learning from just memorization to having a deeper wisdom of how the TCM formulas operate. I had some good herbal teachers in school and this book is rich enough in its details that I can recapture some of the amazing insights I learned from those teachers, through this text.

I am a TCM student in my 2nd year of Master's program for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. This is probably my favorite book so far for herbals. Layout is much like the Materia Medica for individual herbs, but formatted for formulas instead. Very good explanations and comparisons of formula modifications and other similar formulas. Highly reccommend for all TCM students!!

This edition is a great improvement over the last. My main complaint is the terse index which limits its clinical usefulness. It is a good reference for learning or examining the formulas themselves, but less good as an efficient reference tool in the clinic. The formula descriptions refer to symptoms common to diagnoses for which formulas are used, but the index doesn't reference those symptoms. Even responsible practitioners of Chinese herbalism who prescribe according to diagnosis and not primarily to symptoms can find it useful to have an index in a book like this that contains symptomatic and western diagnostic references...after all, the information is in the book, why not be able to find where it is? The Materia Medica by the same publisher does a much better job of indexing this material.

Got for class. Met expectations.

Great book and a must have for all Acupuncture doctors and students. Tons of information about herbs and formulas. The leading textbook in Traditional Chinese Medicine. A wealth of knowledge. I love just reading random chapters and learning and being amazed at this 3000 year old medicine.

I have some very good books of TCM but this is one of the best for Formulas. The author has quoted from the sources. There are many references to the formula's authors thoughts , strategy and philosophy behind making certain formulas. The formulas which have similar functions have been compared and the minute details have been mentioned. Awesome book! I am very thankful to the authors for making TCM easy and interesting.I love this book! Thank you,Thank you !

Needed in my studies and working with my vet, b/c her background is as a DVM-CVM. It makes things so much easier considering I have yet the foundation in Chinese Medicine. My background is Western herbs and Ayurveda herbs for the time being.

-Useful discussion of each of the formulas-Easy shape and size to carry around-Highlighters don’t bleed through the thin pages

Would not be without this book, only criticism it should give you the modern day replacement for herbs that are now considered too toxic and you cant purchase them in the UK.

Its absolutely like everyone describes, very good book!

Gran libro si trabajas en el sector mtc. Es una pena que por culpa de un mal uso del transporte del producto,se dañe. Con el precio que tiene.Por eso mis dos estrellas

Full of information. Good for students of TCM and for reference for the practitioner. The soft cover is very nice and durable. Well worth buying.

Que decir...es el.ABC de la fitoterapia. Fanatisco!!