Joseph P. Hou

The Healing Power of Ginseng (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Health and medical uses of ginseng is broad due to its adaptogenic properties, it is an effective tonic. Ginseng can be used to improve mental and physical performance, reduce stress, and increase longevity. This book covers the properties and uses of four varieties of ginseng in the world with focus on American and Asian types of ginseng. This books discusses healing properties of ginseng, growing ginseng plants, chemical, nutritional, medical and pharmacological properties, detoxification, longevity and proper usage of the root.

Features

. Discusses four types of ginseng, chemical compositions, clinical and pharmacological uses

. Presents various clinical uses of ginseng, covering more than 40 diseases and conditions

. Covers traditional Chinese medicine related history of the use of ginseng in China, and the discovery of both Asian and American ginseng.

. Teaches users how to use different kinds of ginseng for health maintenance

. Discusses ginseng use in cold, flu prevention, cancer, diabetes, low energy/lethargy, and erectile dysfunction

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429950933
• Artikelnr.: 57082547

Autorenporträt

Dr. Joseph P. Hou, O.M.D., Ph.D., C.A., author and researcher, and certified acupuncture physician was born in Hopei, China. He graduated from the National Defense Medical College in Taipei and spent several years studying acupuncture in Taiwan and at the Acupuncture Institute of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China. Dr. Hou also attended graduate studies at Columbia University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison earning a Ph.D., which led to 10 years of medical research. He has devoted his time to acupuncture and herbal medicine in New York and New Jersey since 1977. He moved to Orlando in 1982 and opened the J.P. Hou Institute, P.A. Lastly, Dr. Hou served as past president of the Florida State Acupuncture Association and vice chairman of the Florida Board of Acupuncture.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Author
Section I The Herbal Medicines and the Elixir of Life: Ginseng in the World
Chapter 1 The Chinese Style of Healing: The Best Holistic Medicine and
Herbal Medicine
Chapter 2 Ginseng in China
Chapter 3 Ginseng in North America
Chapter 4 Ginseng in Korea
Chapter 5 Ginseng in Japan, Siberia, and Panax Notoginseng
Section II The Flourishing Ginseng Business
Chapter 6 The Flourishing American Ginseng Business in Chinese Market
Chapter 7 The Flourishing Ginseng Business in Korea, Japan, and Canada
Chapter 8 Current American Ginseng Dollar Value
Section III Growing Your Own Ginseng Plant
Chapter 9 Growing Ginseng Plant in China and the United States
Chapter 10 American Ginseng Farm in the State of Wisconsin
Section IV Data and Research
Chapter 11 Ginseng Information and Scientific Research
Chapter 12 Less Known Benefits of American Ginseng
Section V Composition of Ginseng
Chapter 13 Chemical Constituents of Ginseng Plants
Chapter 14 How Differences in Chemical Constituents in Ginseng Affect
Medicinal Effects
Section VI The Healing Power of Ginseng
Chapter 15 Traditional Chinese Medicine Records of Medical Benefits of
Ginseng and Siberian Ginseng
Chapter 16 What Ginseng Can Do For You
Chapter 17 Healthy and Successful Aging
Section VII How to Take Ginseng and Who Should Not Take It
Chapter 18 Take Ginseng with Care
Chapter 19 Possible Interaction of Ginseng with Drugs
Glossary
Index

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Foreword

Preface

Author



Section I The Herbal Medicines and the Elixir of Life: Ginseng in the World



Chapter 1 The Chinese Style of Healing: The Best Holistic Medicine and Herbal Medicine

Chapter 2 Ginseng in China

Chapter 3 Ginseng in North America

Chapter 4 Ginseng in Korea

Chapter 5 Ginseng in Japan, Siberia, and Panax Notoginseng



Section II The Flourishing Ginseng Business



Chapter 6 The Flourishing American Ginseng Business in Chinese Market

Chapter 7 The Flourishing Ginseng Business in Korea, Japan, and Canada

Chapter 8 Current American Ginseng Dollar Value



Section III Growing Your Own Ginseng Plant



Chapter 9 Growing Ginseng Plant in China and the United States

Chapter 10 American Ginseng Farm in the State of Wisconsin



Section IV Data and Research



Chapter 11 Ginseng Information and Scientific Research

Chapter 12 Less Known Benefits of American Ginseng



Section V Composition of Ginseng



Chapter 13 Chemical Constituents of Ginseng Plants

Chapter 14 How Differences in Chemical Constituents in Ginseng Affect Medicinal Effects



Section VI The Healing Power of Ginseng



Chapter 15 Traditional Chinese Medicine Records of Medical Benefits of Ginseng and Siberian Ginseng

Chapter 16 What Ginseng Can Do For You

Chapter 17 Healthy and Successful Aging



Section VII How to Take Ginseng and Who Should Not Take It



Chapter 18 Take Ginseng with Care

Chapter 19 Possible Interaction of Ginseng with Drugs

Glossary

Index