Historical Perspective............................................................................... The Origins of Seven Forests ................................................................... The Names of the Herbs .......................................................................... Basics of Chinese Herbal Medicine ............................................................ The Formula Ingredients ......................................................................... Formula Design ....................................................................................... Production of Herb Tablets ...................................................................... Dosage, Duration, and Prescribing Procedures ......................................... Contraindications, Adverse Responses, Interactions .................................. SEVEN FORESTS FORMULAS .................................................................... Formula Name Translations [table] .......................................................... PINE MOUNTAIN FORMULAS ................................................................... Index of Applications: Pine Mountain [list] ................................................ Ancient and Modern Formulas: Introduction .............................................. HAN FORMULAS ...................................................................................... SONG FORMULAS .................................................................................... JIN-YUAN FORMULAS .............................................................................. MING FORMULAS .................................................................................... MODERN FORMULAS ............................................................................... White Tiger Introduction ......................................................................... WHITE TIGER FORMULAS ....................................................................... Index of Applications: White Tiger [list] .................................................... Strategies for Combining Seven Forests and White Tiger ............................ Cross Reference of Chinese Herb Names [table] ....................................... Index of Traditional Actions [tables] ......................................................... Index of Formula Indications .................................................................... Alphabetic Comprehensive Formula Name Index [list] ................................ 1 5 11 15 25 43 47 51 57 71 202 207 245 247 259 274 282 287 292 301 307 338 339 343 351 357 366

The Seven Forests [categories of medicinal materials resources; list]........................ Source Texts [Materia Medica guides and background information; lists].................... Traditional Chinese Texts [mentioned in the introductory chapters; table].................. Problems with Naming Herbs [conflicting naming systems, list]................................. Herb Names of Special Interest [potentially confusing common names; lists]............. Taste Classifications [taste and associated effects of herbs; table]............................ Nature Classifications [cooling and warming qualities of herbs; table]........................ Specific Properties [Materia Medica categories for herbal properties; table]............... Chemical Constituents/Actions [examples of modern findings, table]........................ Sample Formula Analysis [taste, nature, and modern actions; tables]........................ Commonly-used Ingredients [by materia medica category; table]............................. Herbs Used in Largest Amounts [in Seven Forests formulas; table]............................ Herbs with Multiple Uses and with Related Actions [table]......................................... Less Commonly-used Herbs [with descriptions of properties and uses; list]............... Safety Concerns [list]............................................................................................ Seven Forests Formulas with Animal Substances Included [table]............................. Animal Substances and Their Properties [table]....................................................... Dosage for Children [by age; list]............................................................................ Known or Suspected Herb-Drug Interactions [table]................................................. Information for Patients about Herb-Drug Interactions [table].................................. Common Formula Modifiers [table]......................................................................... Herbal Ingredients in White Tiger Formulas [powders, extracts; table]....................... Non-Herb Ingredients in White Tiger Formulas [natural, synthetic; table]................... 5-6 9 9-10 11 12-14 15 16 17-18 19 20-24 25-26 27-28 29-30 31-34 34-36 38-39 40-41 53 65 67-68 258 335-336 337