Chinese Materia Medica (New Century Fifth Edition)

Name: Chinese Materia Medica (New Century Fifth Edition)
ISBN: 9787513268653

钟赣生 / 杨柏灿China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine2021

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Chapters: 33
Series: National Higher Education Planning Textbook for the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry, 14th Five-Year Plan (11th Edition of National Planning Textbooks for Higher Traditional Chinese Medicine Institutions)
ISBN: 9787513268653

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Summary

This book is a required course textbook for higher traditional Chinese medicine institutions, studying the basic theories of Chinese materia medica and the properties, efficacy, and clinical application rules of commonly used medicinal substances. Compiled by China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is a 14th Five-Year Plan textbook for national higher education in the traditional Chinese medicine industry and corresponds to the 11th edition of the national planning textbooks for higher traditional Chinese medicine institutions, the New Century Fifth Edition. The book is divided into three parts: general introduction, monographs, and appendices. The general introduction systematically covers the concepts of Chinese materia medica and the discipline itself, the origins of Chinese materia medica and the history of its development along with the academic value of representative materia medica works of past dynasties, the producing areas, collection, and storage of medicinal substances, the purposes and methods of processing, and, centered on the properties of medicinal substances, expounds the theory of medicinal properties—four natures, five flavors, ascending, descending, floating, and sinking, channel tropism, and toxicity—as well as the "seven relations" of compatibility, incompatibility taboos, syndrome-related medication taboos, pregnancy medication taboos, dietary taboos during medication, dosage, and methods of use. The appendix discusses the naming and classification of medicinal substances and their efficacy. The monographs introduce commonly used medicinal substances chapter by chapter according to their main efficacy. Each chapter begins with an overview explaining the concept, property characteristics, efficacy, scope of application, classification, compatibility methods, and cautions for that category, then introduces each substance's source, nature, flavor, and channel tropism, efficacy, clinical application, usage and dosage, and cautions, with some substances followed by appended related medicinals. The end of the book includes an introduction to medicinals for common clinical diseases and indexes by stroke count and pinyin of drug names for easy reference. The textbook emphasizes the cultivation of TCM thinking and scientific thinking and incorporates curriculum-based ideological and political content.

Editor's review

若只挑一本中药学的入门底本，这本“十四五”规划教材是目前最稳妥的选择。它是全国中医药行业规划教材的第十一版，由北京中医药大学钟赣生、上海中医药大学杨柏灿共同主编；全书经多轮修订，体例成熟，被众多中医药院校列为中医学、针灸推拿学、中西医临床医学、中药学等专业的指定教材和考研参考书。本书结构清晰：总论把药性理论、配伍、禁忌、剂量用法讲透，各论按功效分为二十余章，每章先有概述，再逐味药讲来源、性味归经、功效、应用与用法用量，层次分明，便于记忆和查阅。教材还配有融合出版的数字化资源，并强调中医思维的培养。对于自学者，它的价值在于“规范”：书中概念、术语、分类都与现行教学和考试体系一致，可避免被网络偏方和民间说法带偏。同时它只是基础教材，不替代临床跟师与方剂、诊断等配套课程。

Who it's for

A good fit for

中医药院校中医学、针灸推拿、中西医临床、中药学等专业的本科生
准备中医执业医师、考研或校内中药学期末考试的自学者
有中医基础、想系统梳理中药药性与功效体系的爱好者
临床医师、药师与养生从业者需要一本规范查考工具书者

Not a good fit for

完全没有中医基础理论的零基础读者，建议先读中医基础理论入门读物
希望直接查询偏方、验方或保健品宣传效果的读者
希望系统学习方剂配伍与临床应用者，需另配方剂学教材

Reading tips

先读总论第四章“中药的性能”，把四气五味、升降浮沉、归经的概念吃透，后续各论才不至于死记硬背。
各论按章节顺序读，每章先看概述建立分类框架，再逐味药记忆，避免孤立背诵单味药功效。
配合《中医基础理论》《方剂学》同步学习，理解药性与辨证、配伍之间的关系。
自学者可按“掌握、熟悉、了解”三级要求做笔记，用书末病证用药简介与索引做反向检索练习。

About the publisher

China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine China · Founded in 1989

China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on publishing books in traditional Chinese medicine, covering Chinese medical classics, clinical medicine, acupuncture and tuina, materia medica and formulae, and medical history and literature; its catalogue includes 3,277 titles. Representative books include Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue, Shang Han Lun, Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu, Zhen Jiu Da Cheng, Yi Zong Jin Jian, and Guo Aichun's Annotated Huangdi Neijing Suwen (Second Edition). These works involve writings by historical physicians such as Qian Yi, Zhang Zhongjing, Wang Shuhe, and Zhang Xichun, as well as documentary studies compiled by contemporary authors including Zhao Xin, Zhen Xueyan, Zhang Yongtai, and Wang Xiangang. In terms of publishing characteristics, the press emphasizes collation and annotation of original Chinese medical classics and the systematic presentation of famous physicians' works, balancing the transmission of ancient editions with reference for clinical application. Public information is limited, and no other publishing fields are covered here.

General Introduction
Chapter One: The Origin of Chinese Materia Medica and the Development of the Discipline
Chapter Two: Producing Areas, Collection, and Storage of Medicinal Substances (Section One: Producing Areas; Section Two: Collection; Section Three: Storage)
Chapter Three: Processing of Medicinal Substances (Section One: Purposes of Processing; Section Two: Methods of Processing)
Chapter Four: Properties of Medicinal Substances (Section One: Four Natures; Section Two: Five Flavors; Appendix: Aromatic Properties; Section Three: Ascending, Descending, Floating, and Sinking; Section Four: Channel Tropism; Appendix: Guiding and Guiding Medicinals; Section Five: Toxicity of Medicinal Substances; Appendix: Common Clinical Manifestations of Poisoning)
Chapter Five: Compatibility of Medicinal Substances
Chapter Six: Medication Taboos (Section One: Compatibility Taboos; Section Two: Syndrome-Related Taboos; Section Three: Pregnancy Taboos; Section Four: Dietary Taboos During Medication)
Chapter Seven: Dosage and Usage of Medicinal Substances (Section One: Dosage; Section Two: Usage; Appendix One: Naming and Classification; Appendix Two: Efficacy)
Monographs
Chapter Eight: Exterior-Releasing Medicinals (Section One: Wind-Cold-Dispersing; Section Two: Wind-Heat-Dispersing)
Chapter Nine: Heat-Clearing Medicinals (Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging, Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying, Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Resolving, Heat-Clearing and Blood-Cooling, Deficiency-Heat-Clearing)
Chapter Ten: Purgative Medicinals (Attacking Purgatives, Moistening Purgatives, Harsh Water-Expelling Purgatives)
Chapter Eleven: Wind-Damp-Dispelling Medicinals (Wind-Cold-Damp-Dispelling, Wind-Damp-Heat-Dispelling, Wind-Damp-Dispelling and Sinew-Bone-Strengthening)
Chapter Twelve: Dampness-Transforming Medicinals
Chapter Thirteen: Water-Disinhibiting and Dampness-Permeating Medicinals (Water-Disinhibiting and Swelling-Reducing, Diuresis-Promoting and Strangury-Relieving, Dampness-Permeating and Jaundice-Resolving)
Chapter Fourteen: Interior-Warming Medicinals
Chapter Fifteen: Qi-Regulating Medicinals
Chapter Sixteen: Digestion-Promoting Medicinals
Chapter Seventeen: Parasite-Expelling Medicinals
Chapter Eighteen: Bleeding-Stopping Medicinals (Blood-Cooling and Bleeding-Stopping, Stasis-Resolving and Bleeding-Stopping, Astringent Bleeding-Stopping, Channel-Warming and Bleeding-Stopping)
Chapter Nineteen: Blood-Activating and Stasis-Resolving Medicinals (Blood-Activating and Pain-Relieving, Blood-Activating and Menstruation-Regulating, Blood-Activating and Injury-Healing, Blood-Breaking and Mass-Resolving)
Chapter Twenty: Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Stopping, and Wheezing-Relieving Medicinals (Warm Phlegm-Cold-Transforming, Clear Phlegm-Heat-Transforming, Cough-Stopping and Wheezing-Relieving)
Chapter Twenty-One: Spirit-Quieting Medicinals (Heavy Spirit-Quieting, Nourishing Spirit-Quieting)
Chapter Twenty-Two: Liver-Pacifying and Wind-Extinguishing Medicinals (Liver-Yang-Pacifying, Wind-Extinguishing and Convulsion-Stopping)
Chapter Twenty-Three: Orifice-Opening Medicinals
Chapter Twenty-Four: Deficiency-Tonifying Medicinals (Qi-Tonifying, Yang-Tonifying, Blood-Tonifying, Yin-Tonifying)
Chapter Twenty-Five: Astringent Medicinals (Exterior-Stabilizing and Sweat-Stopping, Lung-Astringing and Intestine-Astringing, Essence-Stabilizing, Urine-Reducing, and Vaginal-Discharge-Stopping)
Chapter Twenty-Six: Emetic Medicinals
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Toxicity-Attacking, Parasite-Killing, and Itch-Stopping Medicinals
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Toxicity-Drawing, Putrefaction-Removing, and Tissue-Regenerating Medicinals
Appendix One: Introduction to Medicinals for One Hundred Common Clinical Diseases
Appendix Two: Index of Drug Names by Stroke Count
Appendix Three: Index of Drug Names by Pinyin

FAQ

这本书是哪个版本？和第十版有什么区别？

它是中国中医药出版社2021年出版的“十四五”规划教材、全国高等中医药院校规划教材第十一版，副题“新世纪第五版”。相比“十三五”第十版，本版根据上一版教材评价报告对内容做了修订完善，并在编写中强化中医思维培养与课程思政融入。

ISBN 9787513268653 对应的是哪本书？

对应钟赣生、杨柏灿主编、中国中医药出版社2021年6月（部分渠道标注7月）出版的《中药学》，属于全国中医药行业高等教育“十四五”规划教材，定价99元，全书约500页。

非中医专业的人能自学这本教材吗？

可以，但建议先掌握中医基础理论中的阴阳、脏腑、气血津液等基本概念。教材按院校教学要求编写，术语密度较高，零基础直接阅读总论第四章药性理论会较吃力，可与入门科普读物交叉阅读。

书里的中药数量和分类是怎样的？

各论按主要功效分为二十余章介绍常用中药，覆盖解表、清热、泻下、祛风湿、化湿、利水渗湿、温里、理气、消食、驱虫、止血、活血化瘀、化痰止咳平喘、安神、平肝息风、开窍、补虚、收涩、涌吐、攻毒杀虫止痒、拔毒化腐生肌等类别。不同版次收载药物数量略有差异。

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About the author

钟赣生 Author

Zhong Gansheng is an author in the field of Chinese medical books associated with traditional Chinese pharmacology. Public information about him is limited, and details such as his biography, nationality, and education are not clearly recorded. The library currently holds three of his works: Chinese Pharmacology, Chinese Pharmacology (Undergraduate Edition), and Basic Skills Training in Identification and Differentiation of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces (2nd Edition), all classified under medicine. These works focus on the basic theories of Chinese pharmacology, undergraduate teaching, and practical training in identifying herbal decoction pieces, combining systematic textbook content with hands-on skill development. The two pharmacology titles are aimed at teaching in traditional Chinese medicine institutions, while the training guide has been revised and reissued in a second edition, suggesting continued use and adjustment in teaching. Overall, his works lean toward teaching and practical guidance, suitable for students and beginners in traditional Chinese medicine.

杨柏灿 Author

Yang Baican is an author about whom little public information is available; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Judging from the five works held in the collection, he has long worked at the intersection of Chinese medicine and culture, writing that is both informative and accessible. His representative work, The Culture of Drug Names: The Convergence of Chinese Medicine and Culture, begins with the names of medicines and traces the cultural meanings behind them. Reading Chinese Materia Medica and Using Chinese Medicines Wisely are presented in Chinese-English bilingual form, serving both professional readers and overseas learners. The Comics on Chinese Medicine Stories series, aimed at general readers, turns medicinal knowledge into light illustrated narratives through tales such as the Legend of the Principal Drug and Biographies of Famous Physicians. His works are usually classified under medicine and offer some reference value for the popularization of Chinese medicine and the spread of its culture.