Book ID: 8260
READ, Bernard E.
Chinese Medical Plants from the Pen Ts'ao Kang Mu (A.D. 1596). 3rd edition of a botanical, chemical and pharmacological reference list. 1936. (Peking Natural History Bulletin, 1936). Reprint 1977. XVI,389 p. 8vo. Cloth.
Includes a bibliography. 898 items (plants) listed, 31 unidentified.Information on parts of the plants used and habitats is generally given,and data on constituents, uses, and alternative identifications is provided when available. Includes indices to Chinese, Latin and otherforeign names.