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Traditional folk medicine practices in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea - all located in Northeast Asia - are comparable. Since different usage of a folk medicine may reflect cultural or regional differences, a detailed collation of the folk knowledge of traditional medicine can help to identiy common applications derived from different empirical knowledge as well as variations in appreciation of the value of the same source in different cultural settings. The fourth volume of this book series continues with the objective of collating relevant information for showing the differences and similarities of traditional folk medicine practices around the world. It features 147 of the most frequently used medicinal plants, 43 animals, and 10 minerals in Northeast Asia as selected by the international editorial board. The folk medical knowledge in each entry includes the scientific names of the source, local names of the drug, special processing methods, administration methods, and applications in each country. Contraindications and side effects, if any, are highlighted. Relevant scientific data on their chemistry and pharmacology, with references, are also included. All this scientific information should be a valuable asset to medical and research scientists working on the bioactive components of natural products.
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A pro]eel Vol.4 of UNESCO S#^ Editor-. 'I AND Ji-Xia :JJ £>J Takeatsu Kimur term Mi )i ! ID on ! BTd '"• (iliuhmini, &l(tftu!(i>i!{ •jing Hoard HoardJ P |^3 -ft RTHEAST ASIA > Part IV W * World Scientifi r " # • • INTERNATIONAL COLLATION OF TRADITIONAL AND FOLK MEDICINE NORTHEAST ASIA Part IV International Collation of Traditional and Folk Medicine Managing Board: (Chairman) Byung Hoon Han, Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, Korea Norio Aimi, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan Kin Fai Cheng, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Guo-Wei Qin, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Fumin Zhang, UNESCO Office, Jakarta, Indonesia Vol. 1: Northeast Asia Part I eds. Takeatsu Kimura (Editor-in-Chief), Paul P. H. But, Ji-Xian Guo, Chung Ki Sung Vol. 2: Northeast Asia Part II eds. Paul B. H. But (Editor-in-Chief), Takeatsu Kimura, Ji-Xian Guo, Chung Ki Sung Vol. 3: Northeast Asia Part III eds. Chung Ki Sung (Editor-in-Chief), Takeatsu Kimura, Paul P. H. But, Ji-Xian Guo Vol. 4: Northeast Asia Part IV eds. Ji-Xian Guo (Editor-in-Chief), Takeatsu Kimura, Paul P. H. But, Chung Ki Sung A project of UNESCO INTERNATIONAL COLLATION OF I Editor-in-Chief TRADITIONAL Ji-Xian Guo Shanghai Medical University AND Editors Takeatsu Kimura FOLK MEDICINE Daiichi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Paul P. H. But The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chung Ki Sung Chonnam National University NORTHEAST ASIA Part IV V | § J World Scientific wb Sinaapore'New London' Singapore'New Jersey London'Hong Kong Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. P O Box 128, Fairer Road, Singapore 912805 USA office: Suite IB, 1060 Main Street, River Edge, NJ 07661 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Northeast Asia / editor-in-chief, Ji-Xian Guo; editors, Takeatsu Kimura, Paul P. H. But, Chung Ki Sung, p. cm. — (International collation of traditional and folk medicine ; vol. 4) "A project of UNESCO." Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 9810245033 1. Materia medica, Vegetable - East Asia.