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Author:   Joseph P. Hou (J P Hou Institute, Orlando, FL, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780367211455

ISBN 10:   0367211459
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   15 July 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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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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.

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