The Traité de phytothérapie chinoise is a genuine prescriptions guide for practitioners as well as a didactic handbook that supports an efficient and pragmatic study of Chinese herbal medicine. This practically oriented reference tool enables more effective and more relevant prescribing. It leads the reader to understand the essence of this major art.

One of its aims is to make it easier to select the medicinal substances needed to build treatments that hit their target, and to learn the technique of formula modification. Philippe Sionneau covers 140 diseases, symptoms and syndromes drawn from the main specialties of Chinese medicine: internal medicine, gynaecology, paediatrics, rheumatology, dermatology, ophthalmology, traumatology and ENT. Each corresponds to common conditions of conventional medicine.

This fresh and pedagogical treatment of Chinese herbal medicine, presented clearly and concisely — notably through quick-reference tables — will be an invaluable aid for the prescriber, the student or the teacher.