Chinese medicine can be better understood by reading one of the many great books to be found on this absorbing subject. Chinese medicine has been practiced for a few thousand years and there are many of these books that will offer you everything you need to know about its rich history. Other books will mostly deal with the basic assumptions that provide the foundation for the entire practice of Chinese medicine.

In western culture, Chinese medication is just now beginning to be well accepted for its healing methods that complement the medicine of today. However for some time now, it has been common in eastern countries for Chinese medicine to be administered side by side with modern medicine. You can gain wide knowledge on the effectiveness of Chinese medicine to enhance your general health by reading some of the many books on the subject.

The book “Chinese Herbal Medicines: Comparisons and Characteristics” by Yifan Yang is virtually the codex for Chinese herbal medicines. This book provides some of the best information available for learning more about Chinese herbal remedies, especially if you’re a trained herbalist. This publication, however, is quite hard to read. This book requires that you have basic knowledge of Chinese herbal remedies. The diagnostics and terminologies are fairly complex.

Still, this tome is recommended for anybody interested in the medicinal properties of Chinese herbal treatments, whether you’ve worked with these plants or not. This captivating book is absolutely packed with anything and everything you would possibly want to know about both traditional Chinese and herbal medicines.

Interestingly enough, the sales figures for reference books, including Chinese herbal medicine books, does not really reflect if the buyer took the interest and time to actually read the entire publication. However when you read “Chinese Herbal Medicines: Comparisons and Characteristics”, you’ll find a wide variety of interesting health topics that will encourage you to read the whole thing. This informative tome will hold the reader’s interest as he or she learns about the plants used in the practice of Chinese health care.

Every chapter of this exceptional Chinese herbal medicine book is laid out using a question and answer format. You can learn more about Chinese herbal medicines through the tips that are strewn throughout this book. The author is a graduate of the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and is very well informed about both Western traditional medicines and Chinese medicines. She has a master’s degree in Chinese herbal medicines and formulas and is a practicing physician and professor at Beijing University. As such, she has in-depth knowledge about traditional Chinese medicine.