An Illustrated Atlas of the Commonly Used Chinese Materia Medica, Vol. 1

Vol. 1 of the 3 vol. set, in hardcover with attractive case. The set combines 555 Chinese medicinal herbs with scientific descriptions of the medicines source plant, mineral or animal. Each herb is accompanied with a description created by an expert faculty member from Beijing University, which can include area of cultivation, preparation, pharmacological properties, suggested dosages and an intricate illustration that makes these books a beautiful and rare collectors item.