In this book, the sources, constituents, actions, indications and prescriptions of each drug are mentioned in detail and the drugs are shown in colorful pictures, which would be useful for readers to identify the true drugs.
The drugs in the book are divided into three parts: The first part introduces 71 species of drugs. The constituents of the drugs are well known, actions are clear, clinical indications are demonstrated quite effective. The second part introduces 166 species of drugs. The constituents are generally known, the actions are studied but not quite clear, the clinical indications are recognized effective to certain degree. The third part introduces those drugs with less clear or complete constituents, actions and clinical indications, but most of them have been studied or used in clinic with single drug or composite prescriptions and got certain efficacy in cancer treatment.
An index to the Latin names of the drugs is attached.
352pp hb 16mo 1st ed./2000.1