Processing of Traditional Chinese Herbal Drugs-the Science of the Applicationof Chinese Traditional Medicine
The processing of traditional Chinese herbal drugs is a general term based on the theory of TCM and its characteristic for treating medicinal substances by various means before the medical use. In China, Master Lei's Discourse on Drug Processing [1] is the earliest book that describes the method of drug processing clearly. It includes the principle of drug processing which can increase the efficacy of the herbal drugs or reduce their toxicity.