Illustrated Handbook for Medicinal Materials from Nature in Yunnan. 8 volumes. 2003 - 2012. Approx. 1600 col. figs. Approx. 4500 pages. gr8vo. Hardcover. - In Chinese, with Latin nomenclature.

The investigation of the resources of traditional Chinese medicine in Yunnan between 1984 and 1988 has shown that there are 6559 kinds of medicinal materials, about 51percent of all kinds of plants in China , belonging to 315 families, 1814 genus and 6157 species of plants, and 148 families, 266 genus, 372 species of animals, and 30 kinds of minerals. Each species is presented by a color photo and information on morphology, distribution, medicinal part, herborization, processing, characteristics, taste and function, modern research, scientific and Chinese Pinyin name index. The systematic arrangements for pteridophytes follows renchang Qins system, and that for gymnosperms and angiosperms follow Wanjun Zhengs system and Hutchinsons system respectively.