Ebook: Shengmai San

Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface to the series -- Preface -- Shengmai San a renowned traditional Chinese medicinal formula -- Pharmacological studies on Shengmai San -- Clinical studies on Shengmai San -- Side effects of Shengmai San -- Phytochemistry and pharmacology of component herbs of Shengmai San -- Contemporary applications of a traditional formula: manufacture of Shengmai San (SMS) preparations and their applications -- Glossary -- Index.;Traditional Chinese medicine commonly prescribes herbal formulas for the prevention and treatment of diseases. Shengmai San, a famous Chinese medicinal formula that has been used for more than eight hundred years in China, is comprised of Radix Ginseng, Fructus Schisandre and Radix Ophiopogonis. Traditionally, Shengmai San is used for the treatment of excessive loss of essence Qi and body fluid that threaten heart failure, particularly in the summer when heat exhaustion and profuse sweating commonly occur. This book provides a comprehensive treatise on the historical, phytochemical, pharmacological/toxicological, clinical as well as pharmaceutical aspects of Shengmai San and its component herbs.