This is a forthcoming title estimated to be available in the Summer2008. The sample chapter is an in-process manuscript that substantively demonstrates the content. However, the proofing, design and formatting processes that are as yet incomplete may produce some changes in the final text.

This is the first really new textbook since the 1980's. What is new is not that it covers materia medica, but that it explains materia medica in the context of internal medicine. When you read each monograph the chapter introductions and sections explaining the normal function, pathomechanisms, clinical concepts and pathologies related to the medicinal category will have prepared you to achieve maximum understanding and memorability. The accompanying CD-ROM will reinforce learning through self-test questions designed to make your study efficient by indicating what materials require further study.

Concise Chinese Materia Medica represents a breakthrough in the Western world of Chinese medical literature. Its focus on core clinical information makes it both a practical clinical reference as well as a reliable resource for students facing licensing examinations. Designed with the input of students, educators, and expert practitioners, it identifies and clarifies challenging aspects of medicinal therapy in an effort to improve knowledge acquisition and maximize treatment efficacy. By presenting a wealth of authentic information in a concise and focused manner, this text stands alone as an affordable source of all the key information needed in both the classroom and the clinic.

Designed as a student text with an emphasis on exam preparation and fundamental concept acquisition, it is a unique source of information that in many ways surpasses the Chinese source texts that inspired it. Utilizing a modern, didactic teaching approach that emphasizes clear, step-by-step explanations of theory and application, the Concise Chinese Materia Medica sheds light on the subtle nuances of medicinal actions and traditional disease classifications that can make or break classroom and clinical success. Additionally, by surveying the range of core information found in authoritative Chinese texts, it identifies trends and presents a reliable consensus of information that cannot be matched by any single Chinese source.

● This book provides concisely everything you need to know about medicinals to pass licensing examinations.

● The clear format facilitates study, memorization, and access to information.

● Extensive chapter introductions facilitate overall mastery of the materials and understanding of the relevant clinical concepts.

● The accompanying CD contains self-test questions in formats that guide and reinforce learning.

● Best value for the price.

Created specifically for the needs of Western students and practitioners, the Concise Chinese Materia Medica provides a comprehensive foundation for Chinese medicinal therapy with a level of portability and versatility not found in other texts. Its conscientious design allows for efficiency in study and easy accessibility in the clinic, and the text is complemented by a variety materials on CD-ROM, including full-color images of the medicinals as selected by expert clinicians from the stock of the finest Chinese pharmacies. The addition of study materials and self-test questions on CD-ROM allows students to save a great deal of time and money by minimizing the need for homemade study materials and expensive test-prep courses. With a price tag that can be accommodated within even a student's budget, this is a book that should not be missed!

 Concise Chinese Materia Medica comes with a disk of free software.  These include a searchable datababe of the core data for each medicinal in which you may add (and share) your own notes  There is also a self-test application with ready-made self-tests for the entire text.