✵TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) herbalism is also known as the pharmaceutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine or Chinese pharmaceutics. It is the branch of health science dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of Chinese herbs. It is primarily composed of Introduction to Chinese Medicinals, Classification of Chinese Herbs, Formulas, and Patent Medicines.
Introduction of Reference Books
✵The articles on herbs were edited by herbalist Mickael in good faith, honestly, and as accurately as possible. Below is a brief introduction to the references used for the different sections of the herbal articles:
— The names of herbs (including Pinyin name, English name, Latin name), and their botanical or zoological/mineral sources are mainly drawn from authoritative professional TCM textbooks, clinical application manuals, illustrated herbal compendia, the Illustrated Handbook of TCM Herbs, monographs on fungi and mushrooms, animal reference books, entomological references, shellfish guides, and mineralogy references.
— Alternate and variant names of herbs are mainly drawn from specialized handbooks on TCM herb nomenclature, classical herbal texts (e.g., Shennong Ben Cao Jing), modern herbal compendia, and comprehensive TCM reference works.
— Descriptions of herb properties and flavors are primarily based on classical and modern herbal works.
— Botanical descriptions, growth characteristics, ecological environments, and geographical distributions of plant species; life habits and morphological descriptions of insect, animal, and shellfish species; growth features and taxonomy of fungal species; and descriptions and geological distribution of minerals or processed inorganic substances are mainly drawn from authoritative TCM textbooks, application manuals, illustrated herbal references, the Illustrated Handbook of TCM Herbs, mycological monographs (monographs on fungi and mushrooms) and zoological monographs, entomological and shellfish guides, mineralogical references, and related modern scientific studies.
— Herb characters and administration guidelines—including dosage recommendations—are primarily drawn from authoritative professional TCM textbooks.
— Dosage recommendations across TCM sources show minor variations, especially regarding recommended dosages and optimal dosage ranges. These variations generally fall within safe clinical limits; where applicable, annotations specify special application methods, preparation methods or formulation-dependent dosing.
— Recommended dosages from authoritative TCM sources have been updated using metric units. Traditional apothecary units (e.g., qian, fen) have been converted to grams and milligrams, with original unit names retained in parentheses for scholarly reference.
— All descriptive content and cross-referenced statements concerning herbs have been identified, verified, and cross-checked by our herbalist.
✵TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) herbalism is also known as the pharmaceutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine or Chinese pharmaceutics. It is the branch of health science dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of Chinese herbs. It is primarily composed of Introduction to Chinese Medicinals, Classification of Chinese Herbs, Formulas, and Patent Medicines.
✵The articles on herbs were edited by herbalist Mickael in good faith, honestly, and as accurately as possible. Below is a brief introduction to the references used for the different sections of the herbal articles:
