Chinese Medicinal Wines & Elixirs

The author divides his wines into 11 categories, among them wines for strengthening the sinews and bones, wines for fortifying the spleen and harmonizing the stomach, gynecological wines, wines for dispelling wind, etc. For each of these categories he gives dozens of recipes with exact amounts of herbs and alcohol to be used. For each recipe, he also specifies the diseases or ailments the wine can cure, how the wine is to be prepared, when and how often the medicine is to be administered, and whether there are contraindications.Almost all ingredients have to be purchased in an Asian store, or through a variety of specialty internet stores whose addresses the author provides. To help the reader find the correct ingredients, each herb is listed by its Chinese and its scientific (Latin) name.The book is very well organized, easy to understand, thanks to the introduction that explains Chinese herbal medicine, and the recipe instructions are easy to follow. No special equipment is required

A nicely written book. Clear and useful. I recommend it.

Strongly recommend to Chinese Medicine practitioners. It is a great addition to TCM practitioner library, which you will like using in as an additional tool in healing and general health support, to herbal medicine treatment and food therapy.

Well written, highly recommended with a great deal of useful information.

Wow learned more details and recipes for ailment, now I need to try some.

Should we use the alcohol tincture form of Chinese herbs? Bob Flaws, a leading educator in traditional Chinese herbalism has reviewed the use of alcohol preparations of Chinese herbs from classic texts as well as modern medical usage. Recipes and dosages given in detail. Readers will need a basic knowledge of the terminology and concepts of Chinese medicine. To answer the question at the top, alcoholic preparations of Chinese herbs are usually taken in much greater volume than tinctures are in Western herbalism, and only when the medicinal effects of the alcohol -- warming and stimulating -- are also sought.

The book was delivered ahead of time I’m really pleased with the book

Me gusta el libro, sin embargo yo lo compré porque creía que se trataban de fórmulas de uso externo, cuando en realidad son fórmulas de uso interno. En todo caso, es válido.

Excellent livre !

Everything perfect. Fast delivery faster than expected, For a used book it is like new . Quality packaging. I recommend this right address