Chinese Herbal Medicine 192 Key herbs with Photos and Uses는 임상에서 자주 사용하거나, 중약학에서 자주 거론되는 192개 중약재에 대한 설명을 담은 책이다. 중의학을 공부하는 학생과 갓 임상을 접한 의료인들이 중약재를 보다 적절히 사용하도록 각 약재 별로 약성(藥性) · 귀경(歸經) · 효과 · 사용증 · 주의사항 · 용량을 한 눈에 보기 편하게 정리했다.

무엇보다도 중약재의 모습을 텍스트나 일러스트로만 설명하거나, 약재로 가공되기 전의 모습을 보여주는 대부분의 중약학 참고서적과는 달리, 임상에서 사용하는 실제 중약재의 모습을 그대로 촬영한 사진을 중약재의 설명과 함께 담아서 각 중약재의 특징을 파악하는 데 매우 효과적이다. 중약재의 사용상 주의사항 역시 여느 교재보다 꼼꼼히 설명하여 중의학을 공부하는 학생과 임상 경험이 부족한 의료인들에게 큰 도움이 될 것이다.

1. The herbs that release the exterior
1) Warm, Acrid herbs that release the exterior
Ma huang
Gui zhi
Zi su
Xiang ru
Jing jie
Fang feng
Qiang huo
Bai zhi
Xi xin
Gao ben
Cang er zi
Xin yi
2) Cool, Acrid herbs that release the exterior
Bo he
Niu bang zi
Chan tui
Sang ye
Ju hua
Man jing zi
Chai hu
Sheng ma
Ge gen
Dan dou chi

2. The herbs that clear heat
1) Herbs that drain fire
Shi gao
Zhi mu
Lu gen
Tian hua fen
Dan zhu ye
Zhi zi
Xia ku cao
Jue ming zi
2) Herbs that clear heat and dry dampness
Huang qin
Huang lian
Huang bai
Long dan cao
Qin pi
Ku shen
Bai xian pi
3) Herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity
Jin yin hua
Lian qiao
Pu gong ying
Zi hua di ding
Ye ju hua
Da qing ye
Ban lan gen
Yu xing cao
Bai jiang cao
She gan
Shan dou gen
Tu fu ling
4) Herbs that cool the blood
Sheng di huang
Xuan shen
Mu dan pi
Zi cao
5) Herbs that clears fevers from deficiency
Qing hao
Di gu pi
Yin chai hu
Hu huang lian

3. Downward-Draining herbs
1) Downward-Draining herbs
Da huang
Mang xiao

4. Herbs that dispel wind-dampness
1) Herbs that dispel wind-cold-dampness
Du huo
Wei ling xian
Mu gua
2) Herbs that dispel wind-heat-dampness
Qin jiao
Sang zhi
Hai tong pi
3) Herbs that dispel wind-dampness and strengthens the sinews and bones
Wu jia pi
Sang ji sheng
Gou ji

5. Herbs that resolving dampness
1) Herbs that resolving dampness
Huo xiang
Pei lan
Cang zhu
Hou po
Sha ren
Bai dou kou
Cao dou kou

6. Herbs that draining dampness
1) Herbs that leaches out dampness
Fu ling
Yi yi ren
Zhu ling
Ze xie
2) Herbs that promotes urination
Che qian zi
Hua shi
Mu tong
Qu mai
Di fu zi
Shi wei
3) Herbs that relieves jaundice
Yin chen
Jin qian cao
Hu zhang

7. Herbs that warm the interior
1) Herbs that warm the interior
Fu zi
Gan jiang
Rou gui
Wu zhu yu
Xiao hui xiang
Gao liang jiang
Hua jiao
Ding xiang

8. Herbs that regulate the qi
1) Herbs that regulate the qi
Chen pi
Qing pi
Zhi shi
Mu xiang
Chen xiang
Xiang fu

9. Herbs that relieve food stagnation
1) Herbs that relieve food stagnation
Shan zha
Shen qu
Mai ya
Lai fu zi
Ji nei jin

10. Herbs that stops bleeding
1) Herbs that Cools the blood and stops bleeding
Da ji
Di yu
Huai hua
Ce bai ye
Bai mao gen
2) Herbs that Stops bleeding and transforms blood stasis
San qi
Pu huang
3) Herbs that Restrains leakage of blood and stops bleeding
Bai ji
Xian he cao
4) Warms the meridian and stops bleeding
Ai ye

11. Herbs that invigorate the blood and transforms blood stasis
1) Herbs that invigorate the blood and alleviates pain
Chuan xiong
Yan hu suo
Yu jin
Jiang huang
Ru xiang
Mo yao
2) Herbs that invigorate the blood and regulate menstruation
Hong hua
Tao ren
Yi mu cao
Niu xi
Ji xue teng
Wang bu liu xing
3) Herbs that breaks up blood stasis and dissolves accumulations
E zhu
San leng

12. Herbs that transform phlegm and stops coughing
1) Herbs that transform phlegm
Ban xia
Tian nan xing
Bai qian
Jie geng
Chuan bei mu
Zhe bei mu
Gua lou
Zhu ru
2) Herbs that stops coughing
Xing ren

13. Herbs calms the spirit
1) Herbs that anchors and calms the spirit
Zhu sha
Ci shi
2) Herbs that nourishes the heart and calms the spirit
Suan zao ren
Bai zi ren
Yuan zi

14. Herbs that calms the liver and stops tremors
1) Herbs that calms the liver and check exuberance of yang
Shi jue ming
Zhen zhu mu
Dai zhe shi
Ci ji li
2) Herbs that extinguish wind and stops tremors
Gou teng
Tian ma
Di long
Quan xie
Wu gong

15. Herbs that invigorates deficiency
1) Herbs for reinforcing qi
Ren shen
Xi yang shen
Dang shen
Tai zi shen
Huang qi
Bai zhu

Shan yao
Gan cao
2) Herbs for invigorating yang
Ba ji tian
Yin yang huo
Bu gu zhi
Yi zhi ren
Rou cong rong
Suo yang
Tu si zi
Du zhong
Xu duan
3) Herbs for enriching blood
Dang gui
Shu di huang
Bai shao
He shou wu
E jiao
4) Herbs for nourishing yin
Bei sha shen
Bai he
Mai dong
Tian dong
Shi hu
Yu zhu
Gou qi zi

16. Herbs that stabilize and bind
1) Herbs that stops sweating
Ma huang gen
2) Herbs that contains the leakage of Lung and binds up the intestines
Wu wei zi
Wu mei
He zi
Rou dou kou
Chi shi zhi
3) Herbs that retains the essence, reduces urination and stops vaginal discharge
Shan zhu yu
Hai piao xiao
Lian zi