Ed.by Zhang Enqin.1990. 448 p.8vo.Paper bd.-Bilingual (Chinese/English).

Chinese patent medicines are a preparation made from different kindsof Chinese herbs in the light of the valuable experiences of the expertsin traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and pharmacy through ages, andhave such advantages as being effective in treatment, economical andconvenient in use with little or no toxic actions and side effects.Introduced in this book are 238 patent medicines made in China. Anintroduction to each kind covers the following seven items: PrincipalIngredients: Principal drugs in the prescriptions are itemized inEnglish, Latin and Chinese. The recipes that have not been published sofar are not or partially provided/ Actions/ Indications/ Administrationand Dosage/ Caution/ Packing/ Manufacturers.