Chinese materia medica You Ping Zhu

[Guest guest]

Hello all

 

Does anybody have seen this materia medica and is willing to share

his view on this book with us:

 

Chinese materia medica

You Ping Zhu

ISBN 9-0570-2285-0

 

A short description is available on the redwing website

 

Best wishes

Alwin

[Guest guest]

It is an excellent book if you are interested in the chemistry of the plants

and in pharmaceutical and clinical studies (all western oriented). I would

say that for this part, this is one of the very best books available in the

English language. If you are looking for Chinese medical info, there is

absolutely no point in buying this book.

 

 

>>>>>Simon i must have missed an email, which book are you referring to

alon

 

 

[Guest guest]

Alon

 

It is this book

 

Chinese materia medica

You Ping Zhu

ISBN 9-0570-2285-0

 

It had been recommended to me as " the ultimate book, the only one you

would need, Bensky but then more and better " and more superlatives

like that. But that was indeed by someone who has a more 'western'

and less traditional viewpoint on Chinese medicine.

 

I was interested how others feel about this book.

 

Best wishes

 

Alwin

 

 

 

--- " Alon Marcus " <alonmarcus@w...> wrote:

> It is an excellent book if you are interested in the chemistry of

the plants

> and in pharmaceutical and clinical studies (all western oriented).

I would

> say that for this part, this is one of the very best books

available in the

> English language. If you are looking for Chinese medical info,

there is

> absolutely no point in buying this book.

>

>

> >>>>>Simon i must have missed an email, which book are you

referring to

> alon

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Alwin, i have not seen it yet, but will get it

alon

 

 

[Guest guest]

I'll second that - it's my favorite source for pharmacology/phytochemistry info

on Chinese herbs. It does not claim to be a TCM textbook and does not discuss

TCM functions, etc. Chen and Chen or Bensky are best for that. Chen and Chen is

perhaps the best reference for both TCM and pharmacological-toxicological data,

but Chen and Chen tends to emphasize essential oil content and often ignores

other constituents that are discussed in much greater detail in the You Ping Zhu

reference.

 

 

> " Simon Becker " <s.becker

>AW: SPAM-LOW: Re:

 

Zhu You-ping's Chinese Materia Medica: Chemistry, Pharmacology and

Application

 

>It is an excellent book if you are interested in the chemistry of the plants

>and in pharmaceutical and clinical studies (all western oriented). I would

>say that for this part, this is one of the very best books available in the

>English language. If you are looking for Chinese medical info, there is

>absolutely no point in buying this book.

>

 

 

---Roger Wicke, PhD, TCM Clinical Herbalist

contact: www.rmhiherbal.org/contact/

Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute, Hot Springs, Montana USA

Clinical herbology training programs - www.rmhiherbal.org

[Guest guest]

Hi to all

 

Thank you for your opinions. It has helped me to get a cleare picture

of this book

 

 

, rw2@r... wrote:

> I'll second that - it's my favorite source for

pharmacology/phytochemistry info on Chinese herbs. It does not claim

to be a TCM textbook and does not discuss TCM functions, etc. Chen

and Chen or Bensky are best for that. Chen and Chen is perhaps the

best reference for both TCM and pharmacological-toxicological data,

but Chen and Chen tends to emphasize essential oil content and often

ignores other constituents that are discussed in much greater detail

in the You Ping Zhu reference.

>

>

> > " Simon Becker " <s.becker@l...>

> >AW: SPAM-LOW: Re:

>

> Zhu You-ping's Chinese Materia Medica: Chemistry, Pharmacology and

> Application

>

> >It is an excellent book if you are interested in the chemistry of

the plants

> >and in pharmaceutical and clinical studies (all western oriented).

I would

> >say that for this part, this is one of the very best books

available in the

> >English language. If you are looking for Chinese medical info,

there is

> >absolutely no point in buying this book.

> >

>

>

> ---Roger Wicke, PhD, TCM Clinical Herbalist

> contact: www.rmhiherbal.org/contact/

> Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute, Hot Springs, Montana USA

> Clinical herbology training programs - www.rmhiherbal.org