Deals with the basic theory of Chinese material medica including the characteristics & processing of the drugs as well as their comptability,contra-indication,dosage,administration,etc.Description of 197 commonly-used drugs.- By Guili/Zheng (1998)281pp

This book consists of 2 parts: General information and classified introduction.

General information deals with the basic theory of Chinese materia medica including the characteristics and processing of the drugs as well as their compatibility, contraindication, dosage, administration, etc.

Classified introduction makes a detailed description of 197 commonly-used drugs in clinical practice which are stated in 18 categories according to their nature and indications.

Each drug, in turn, is expounded in 6 respects: description, characteristics, action, indications, administration and precautions.