Our development of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Database has been a collaborative effort between our research staff, Dr. Ann Wang of Ithaca, New York and her team in Beijing. Following the same editorial guidelines set for standard professional monographs, the data has been prepared for use by Western as well as Eastern healthcare professionals. The primary application for this information is to impart to the reader both an understanding of the various treatments used for specific conditions and an awareness of how and when specific herbs might be used.

The single herb monographs as well as the herbal formula monographs contain information that gives the reader an understanding of the pharmacology, toxicity, and precautions associated with use. Having this information at hand allows a practitioner to better monitor a patient who might concurrently be seeing an acupuncturist or Chinese Medicine Specialist. The health conditions cover how the condition is viewed and diagnosed in this medical arena as well as the related treatments such as acupuncture, moxibustion, electro-acupuncture, massage, acupressure, acu-point injection therapy and others.