Medicine in China: A History of Pharmaceutics (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care) Tapa dura - 1986

Berkeley, CA: Univ. Of California Press. Hardcover. 1986. 1st Edition. 4to 367pp . Fine in Very Good DJ. B&W Illustrations. DJ spine shows slight fading. The application of herbal,mineral, animal, and manmade substances in Chinese medical therapy. Recounts the development of Chinese drug lore as documented in Chinese pharmaceutical literature since the third and second century BC .

University of California Press, 1986-02-13. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x1x11. University of California Press, 1986; First Printing with full number line; xii, 367pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of brown cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; illustrations and text very good. Minor wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Berkeley: University of California Press [0-520-05025-8] 1986. (4to) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 367pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, photographs, tables, notes, bibliography, indices. The rear endpapers have a small puncture and the dust jacket is faded at the spine. 'The application of herbal, mineral, animal, and manmade substances in medical therapy has been recorded in China since antiquity. In recent times, traditional Chinese drugs have been receiving increased attention not only in China but in other countries as well. The rich body of pharmaceutical knowledge that has been evolving over the centuries remains a major component of Chinese health care with Chinese healers still prescribing to their patients remedies based on formulas that were elaborated centuries ago". Locale: China. (Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Drugs, Healing, Health, Medicinal Herbs, Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine).