Northeast Asia

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Northeast Asia is written by Chung Ki Sung and published by World Scientific. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9810236395 (ISBN 10) and 9789810236397 (ISBN 13).

This third volume of a series of books continues with the objective of collating relevant information for showing the differences and similarities of traditional folk medicines practiced around the world. It features 198 of the most frequently used medicinal plants and 2 animals in Northeast Asia as selected by the international editorial board. The folk medical knowledge in each entry includes the scientific names of the source, local names of the drug, special processing methods, administration methods, and applications in each country. Contraindications and side effects, if any, are highlighted. Relevant scientific data on their chemistry and pharmacology, with references are also included.