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Table of contents, volume 1, The Language and Patterns of Life
By Roger W. Wicke, Ph.D.
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- Preface
- 1. Introduction: What a visit
to the office of a traditional Chinese herbalist is like, from an American perspective.
- 2. Reexamining our world-view. Comparison of the philosophy of modern science with that of TCM health care philosophy, and implications for human health, ecology, and other areas of scientific inquiry.
- 3. Explicit formulation of TCM methodology. How pattern-recognition rules in TCM are applied to the clinical data of symptoms and signs to derive complete descriptions of an individual's state of health.
- 4. Comparative history of medicine.
How herbal usage, philosophies, and religions of ancient civilizations and empires have affected modern herbal usage. [From American Herbalists' Realpolitik series of articles]
- 5. Using the language of patterns of disharmony. The rules of logic that allow one to use the patterns of disharmony to derive effective clinical strategies.
- 6. The Eight Principal Patterns. The basic superstructure of TCM theory consists of a three-dimensional state-space of metabolic characteristics: level of body vitality, thermal and fluid regulation, and severity/chronicity of illness.
- 7. The Fundamental Processes and their disharmonies
- 8. Invasion by the Six Pernicious Evils
- 9. Disharmonies of the Organs
- 9A. Case studies illustrating Organ disharmonies
- 10. Cold-induced Evils
- 11. Virulent Heat Evils
- 12. Taking the health history
- 13. Physical assessment and review of body systems
- 14. Tongue inspection
- 15. Pulse palpation
- 16. Problems in case analysis
- Appendix A. TCM systems model of human health
- App. B. Pathways of the acupuncture Meridians
- App. C. Forms for health history and records
- App. D. The Five Phases system of correspondences
- App. E. PinYin pronunciation guide for Mandarin
- App. F. Simple examples of TCM herbal strategy
- References
- Index
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New: 70 additional herbs have been recently added to the database, not included in the list below.
A
---Acanthopanacis Radicis, Cx [wu~ jia- pi/]
---Achyranthis Bidentatae, Rx [[huai/] niu/ xi-]
---Aconiti Praeparata, Rx [fu\ zi~, monkshood root]
---Acori Graminei, Rz [chang- pu/, sweetflag rhizome]
---Agastaches seu Pogostemi, Hb [huo\ xiang-]
---Agkistrodon seu Bungarus [bai/ hua- she/]
---Alismatis, Rz [ze/ xie\, water plaintain rhizome]
---Allii Sativa, Bulbus [da\ suan\, garlic bulb]
---Aloes, Hb [lu/ hui\, aloe leaf juice]
---Alpiniae, Fr [yi\ zhi\ ren/, bitter-seeded cardamom]
---Amomi, Fr seu S [sha- ren/, cardamom]
---Amomi Cardamomi, Fr [bai/ dou\ kou\, white cardamom]
---Amydae, Carapax [bie- jia~, tortoise shell]
---Anemarrhenae, Rx [zhi- mu~]
---Angelicae Sinensis, Rx [dang- gui-]
---Angelicae, Rx [bai/ zhi~]
---Aquilariae, Lignum [chen/ xiang-, aloe wood]
---Arctii, Fr [niu/ bang\ zi~, great burdock fruit]
---Arecae, Pc [da\ fu\ pi/, betel husk]
---Arecae, S [bin- lang/, betel nut]
---Arisaematis, Rz [tian- nan/ xing-, jack-in-the-pulpit tuber]
---Artemisiae Apiaceae, Hb [qing- hao-, wormwood]
---Artemisiae, Fm [ai\ ye\, mugwort leaf]
---Asari, Hb cum Radice [xi\ xin-, wild ginger]
---Asini, Gelatinum [e- jiao-, ass hide glue]
---Asparagi, Tuber [tian- men/ dong-, asparagus root]
---Asteris Tatarici, Rx [zi~ wan~, purple aster root]
---Astragali, Rx [huang/ qi/]
---Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Rz [bai/ zhu/]
---Atractylodis, Rz [cang- zhu/]
B
---Bambusae in Taeniis, Caulis [zhu/ ru/, bamboo shavings]
---Belamcandae, Rz [she\ gan-, blackberry lily rhizome]
---Benincasae, S [dong- gua- ren/, wax gourd seed]
---Biotae, Cacumen [ce\ bai~ ye\, arborvitae tops]
---Biotae, S [bai/ zi~ ren/, arborvitae seeds]
---Bletillae, Rz [bai/ ji/, ]
---Bupleuri, Rx [chai/ hu/, hare's ear root]
---Buthus Martensi [quan/ xie-, scorpion]
C
---Cannabis, S [huo~ ma/ ren/, hemp seed]
---Carthami, Fl [hong/ hua-, safflower]
---Caryophylli, Fl [ding- xiang-, cloves]
---Cassiae Torae, S [jue/ ming/ zi~, cassia seed]
---Cervi Parvum, Cornu [lu\ rong/, velvet of young deer horn]
---Chaenomelis, Fr [mu\ gua-, Chinese quince fruit]
---Chrysanthemi, Fl [ju/ hua-, chrysanthemum flower]
---Cibotii, Rz [gou~ ji-]
---Cicadae, Periostracum [chan/ tui\, slough of cicada]
---Cimicifugae, Rz [sheng- ma/, black cohosh rhizome]
---Cinnamomi, Rml [gui\ zhi-, cinnamon twig]
---Cistanches, Hb [rou\ cong/ rong/]
---Citri seu Ponciri, Fr (also: Aurantii, Fr) [zhi~ qiao\]
---Citri seu Ponciri Immaturus, Fr (also: Aurantii Immaturus, Fr) [zhi~ shi/]
---Citri Reticulatae, Pc [chen/ pi/, tangerine peel]
---Citri Reticulatae Viride, Pc [qing- pi/, immature tangerine peel]
---Clematidis Chinensis, Rx [wei- ling/ xian-, clematis root]
---Codonopsis, Rx [dang~ shen-]
---Coicis, S [yi\ yi~ ren/, Job's tear seed]
---Coptidis, Rz [huang/ lian/, coptis root]
---Cordyceps Sinensis [dong- chong/ xia\ cao~]
---Corni, Fr [shan- zhu- yu/, dogwood fruit]
---Corydalis, Rz [yan/ hu/ suo~]
---Crataegi, Fr [shan- zha-, hawthorne fruit]
---Curcumae, Tuber [yu\ jin-, turmeric tuber]
---Curcumae Zedoariae, Rz (also: Zedoariae, Rz) [e/ zhu/]
---Cuscutae, S [tu~ si- zi~, dodder seeds]
---Cyperi, Rz [xiang- fu\, nutgrass rhizome]
D
---Daqingye, Fm (also Isatidis, Fm) [da\ qing- ye\]
---Dendrobii, Hb [shi/ hu/]
---Dianthi, Hb [qu/ mai\]
---Dictamni Radicis, Cx [bai/ xian- pi/, cortex of dittany root]
---Dioscoreae Bulbiferae, Tuber [huang/ yao\ zi~]
---Dioscoreae Oppositae, Rx [shan- yao\]
---Dioscoreae, Rz [bi\ xie\ (or bei\ xie\), hypoglauca yam]
---Dipsaci, Rx [xu\ duan\, teasel root]
---Dolichoris, S (S Lablab) [bian~ dou\, hyacinth bean]
---Draconis, Os [long/ gu~, fossilized bone]
---Duhuo, Rx [du/ huo/, angelica root]
E
---Elsholtziae, Hb [xiang- ru/, aromatic madder]
---Ephedrae, Hb [ma/ huang/, ephedra twigs)]
---Ephedrae, Rx [ma/ huang/ gen-, ephedra root]
---Epimedii, Hb [yin/ yang/ huo\]
---Eriobotryae, Fm [pi/ pa- ye\, loquat leaf]
---Erythrinae Variegatae, Cx [hai~ tong/ pi/, coral-bean bark]
---Eucommiae, Cx [du\ zhong\]
---Eupatorii, Hb [pei\ lan/]
---Euphoriae Longanae, Arillus [long/ yan~ rou\, longan fruit]
---Euryales, S [qian\ shi/, foxnut]
---Evodiae, Fr [wu/ zhu- yu/, evodia fruit]
F
---Fermentata, Massa [shen/ qu-, medicated leaven]
---Foeniculi, Fr [xiao~ hui/ xiang-, fennel seed]
---Forsythiae, Fr [lian/ qiao/]
---Fraxini, Cx [qin/ pi/]
---Fritillariae Thunbergii, Bulbus [zhe\ bei\ mu~]
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G
---Gardeniae, Fr [zhi- zi~, gardenia fruit]
---Gastrodiae, Rz [tian- ma/]
---Gentianae Macrophyllae, Rx [qin/ jiao-, large-leaf gentian root]
---Gentianae Scabrae, Rx [long/ dan/ cao~, gentian root]
---Gigeraiae Galli, Endothelium Corneum [ji- nei\ jin-, chicken gizzard lining]
---Ginseng, Rx [ren/ shen-]
---Glehniae, Rx [[bei~] sha- shen-]
---Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan- cao~, licorice root]
---Gypsum [shi/ gao-]
H
---Haematitum [dai\ zhe~ shi/]
---Hirudo seu Whitmaniae [shui~ zhi\, leech]
---Houttuyniae, Hb [yu/ xing- cao~]
I
---Imperatae, Rz [bai/ mao/ gen-, wooly grass]
---Inulae, Fl [xuan/ fu\ hua-, elecampagne]
---Isatidis seu Baphicacanthi, Rx [ban~ lan/ gen-]
J
---Jinqiancao, Hb (also: Desmodii, Hb; Glechomae, Hb; Lysimachiae, Hb) [jin- qian/ cao~]
---Jixueteng, Rx et Caulis (also: Milletiae, Rx; Spatholoba, Rx) [ji- xue\ teng/]
---Junci Effusi, Medulla [deng- xin- cao~, rush pith]
K
---Kochia Scopariae, Fr [di\ fu- zi~, broom cypress fruit]
L
---Lasiospherae, Frucificatio [ma~ bo/, fruiting body of puffball]
---Ledebouriellae, Rx (also: Sileris, Rx) [fang/ feng-]
---Leonuri, Hb [yi\ mu~ cao~, motherwort]
---Ligustici Wallichi, Rx [chuan- xiong-]
---Ligustici, Rz et Rx [gao/ ben~]
---Ligustri, Fr [nu~ zhen- zi~, privet fruit]
---Lilii, Bulbus [bai~ he/, lily bulb]
---Linderae, Rx [wu- yao\]
---Lonicerae Japonicae, Fl [jin- yin- hua-, honeysuckle]
---Lophatheri, Hb [dan\ zhu/ ye\, bamboo leaves]
---Loranthi seu Visci, Ramus [sang- ji/ sheng-, mulberry mistletoe]
---Lumbricus [di\ long/, earthworm]
---Lygodii, Spora seu Hb [hai~ jin- sha- (or: jin- sha- teng/), Japanese fern]
---Lycii Radicis, Cx [di\ gu~ pi/, wolfberry bark]
M
---Magnetitum [ci/ shi/]
---Magnoliae Officinalis, Cx [hou\ po\]
---Magnoliae Liliflorae, Fl [xin- yi/ hua-, magnolia flower]
---Manitis, Squama [chuan- shan- jia~, pangolin scales]
---Mantidis, Ootheca [sang- piao- xiao-, praying mantis egg case]
---Meliae Toosendan, Fr [chuan- lian\ zi~, chinaberry]
---Menthae, Hb [bo\ he/, field mint or peppermint]
---Mirabilitum (also: Magnesia Sulfaricum; Natrum Sulfaricum) [mang/ xiao-]
---Mori Albae Radicis, Cx [sang- bai/ pi/, mulberry tree bark]
---Mori, Fm [sang- ye\, mulberry leaf]
---Mori Albae, Rml [sang- zhi-, mulberry twigs]
---Morindae, Rx [ba- ji~ tian-]
---Moschus, Secretio [she\ xiang-, secretions from navel gland of musk deer]
---Moutan Radicis, Cx [mu~ dan- pi/, cortex of tree peony root]
---Mutong, Caulis [mu\ tong-]
---Myristicae Fragrantis, S [rou\ dou\ kou\, nutmeg seeds]
---Myrrha [mo\ yao\, myrrh]
N
---Notopterygii, Rz et Rx [qiang- huo/, notopterygium root]
O
---Oldenlandiae Diffusae, Hb (also: Hedyotis Diffusae, Hb) [bai/ hua- she/ she/ cao~]
---Olibanum, Gummi [ru~ xiang-, frankincense]
---Ophiopogonis, Tuber [mai\ men/ dong-]
P
---Paeoniae Lactiflorae, Rx [bai/ shao/, white peony]
---Paeoniae Rubra, Rx [chi\ shao/, red peony]
---Panacis Quinquefolii, Rx [xi- yang/ shen-, American ginseng root]
---Perillae, Fm [zi~ su- ye\, perilla leaf]
---Perillae Frutescentis, Fr [su- zi~, perilla seed]
---Persicae, S [tao/ ren/, peach pits]
---Peucedani, Rx [qian/ hu/]
---Phaseoli Calcarati, S [chi\ xiao~ dou\, aduki bean]
---Phellodendri, Cx [huang/ bai~]
---Phragmitis, Rz [lu/ gen-, phragmitis rhizome]
---Pinelliae, Rz [ban\ xia\]
---Piperis Nigri, Fr [hu/ jiao-, black pepper]
---Plantaginis, S [che- qian/ zi~, plantago seed]
---Platycodi, Rx [jie/ geng~, balloonflower root]
---Polygalae, Rx [yuan~ zhi\]
---Polygonati Odorati, Rz [yu\ zhu/, Solomon's seal rhizome]
---Polygonati, Rx [huang/ jing-]
---Polygoni Multiflori, Caulis [ye\ jiao- teng/, fleeceflower stem]
---Polygoni Multiflori, Rx [he/ shou~ wu-, fleeceflower root]
---Polypori Umbellati, Sclerotium (also: Grifola) [zhu- ling/, umbellate pore fungus]
---Poria, Sclerotium [fu/ ling/, tuckahoe, hoelen]
---Prunella, Spica [xia\ ku- cao~, selfheal]
---Pruni Mume, Fr [wu- mei/, unripe umeboshi plum]
---Pruni Armeniacae, S (also: Armeniacae Amarae, S) [xing\ ren/, bitter almond kernel]
---Pruni, S [yu\ li~ ren/, bush-cherry seed]
---Pseudoginseng, Rx [san- qi/]
---Psoraleae, Fr [bu/ gu~ zhi-, scurf pea]
---Puerariae, Rx [ge/ gen-, kudzuvine root]
---Pulsatillae, Rx [bai/ tou/ weng-, Chinese anemone root]
Q
---Quisqualis, Fr [shi~ jun- zi~, rangoon creeper fruit]
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R
---Raphani Sativa, S [lai/ fu/ zi~, radish seeds]
---Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae, Rx [shu/ di\ huang/, Chinese foxglove root cooked in wine]
---Rehmanniae Glutinosae (dried), Rx [sheng- di\ huang/, Chinese foxglove root]
---Rhei, Rz [da\ huang/, rhubarb rhizome]
---Rhinoceri, Cornu [xi- jiao~, rhinoceros horn (now substituted with water buffalo horn)]
---Rosae Laevigatae, Fr [jin- ying- zi~, rose hips]
---Rubiae, Rx [qian\ cao~ gen-, madder root]
S
---Saccharum Granorum [yi/ tang/, barley malt sugar]
---Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Rx [dan- shen-]
---Sanguisorbae, Rx [di\ yu/, burnet root]
---Santali, Lignum [tan/ xiang-, sandalwood]
---Sargassi, Hb [hai/ zao~, seaweed]
---Saussureae seu Vladimirae, Rx [mu\ xiang-, costus root]
---Schizandrae, Fr [wu~ wei\ zi~]
---Schizonepetae, Hb seu Fl [jing- jie\]
---Scolopendra [wu/ gong-, centipede]
---Scrophulariae, Rx [xuan/ shen-, Ningpo figwort root]
---Scutellariae, Rx [huang/ qin/, baikal skullcap root]
---Sennae, Fm [fan- xie\ ye\, senna leaf]
---Smilacis Glabrae, Rz [tu~ fu/ ling/, greenbriar rhizome]
---Sojae Praeparatum, S [dan\ dou\ chi~, prepared soy bean]
---Sophorae, Fl [huai/ hua- mi~, pagodatree flower]
---Sophorae Flavescentis, Rx [ku~ shen-]
---Sophorae Subprostratae, Rx [shan- dou\ gen-, pigeon pea root]
---Stemonae, Rx [bai~ bu\]
T
---Talcum [hua/ shi/]
---Taraxici, Hb [pu/ gong- ying-, dandelion]
---Testudinis, Plastrum [gui- ban~, plastron of fresh-water tortoise]
---Trichosanthis, Rx [tian- hua- fen~, snakegourd root]
---Trichosanthis, S [gua- lou~ ren/, snakegourd seed]
---Trigonellae Foeni-graeci, S [hu/ lu/ ba-, fenugreek seed]
---Tritici Aestivi Levis, S [fu/ xiao~ mai\]
---Trogopterori seu Pteromi, Excrementum [wu~ ling/ zhi-, flying squirrel feces]
---Typhae, Pollen [pu/ huang/, cattail pollen]
U
---Uncariae cum Uncis, Rml [gou- teng/, gambir vine stems]
V
---Vaccariae, S [wang/ bu\ liu/ xing-]
---Violae, Hb cum Radice [zi~ hua- di\ ding-, violet]
---Viticis, Fr [man\ jing- zi~, vitex fruit]
W
X
---Xanthii, Fr [cang- er/ zi~, cocklebur fruit]
Y
Z
---Zanthoxyli, Fr [chuan- jiao-]
---Zingiberis Recens, Rz [sheng- jiang-, fresh ginger]
---Zingiberis, Rz [gan- jiang-, dry ginger]
---Zizyphi Jujubae, Fr [da\ zao~]
---Zizyphi Spinosae, S [suan- zao~ ren/, sour date seed]
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- Wicke, Roger; Traditional Chinese Herbal Science: volume 1, The Language and Patterns of Life (5th edition); Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute, Hot Springs, Montana, c1994.
- Wicke, Roger; Traditional Chinese Herbal Science: volume 2, Herbs, Strategies and Case Studies (4th edition); Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute, Hot Springs, Montana, c1994.
- Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica; Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble, ed.; Eastland Press, Seattle, c1986.
- A Clinical Guide to Chinese Herbs and Formulae; by Chen Song Yu and Li Fei, transl. by Jin Hui De; Churchill Livingstone, c1993.
- Yeung, Him-che; Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas, vol. 1 [materia medica] and vol. 2 [formulas]; Los Angeles, c1983.
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