“An outstanding original offering born of fieldwork that combines exacting observation with a passion for perfection. This book is an extraordinary contribution to the current knowledge of medicinal plants.”

American Botanical Council | Herbalgram

“The development of this volume is a truly impressive feat. The culmination of nineteen years of on-the-ground ethnobotanical
work over fourteen field expeditions in twenty-one Chinese provinces, this book is the first botanically-authoritative identification
guide of its kind and fills an important void in the English-language literature on this topic.”

Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Quarterly

2018 Winner

American Botanical Council’s James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award

Award of Excellence in Plant Identification & Field-Guides

Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries

“This lavishly illustrated volume offers a painstakingly accurate identification guide for traditional Chinese medicine’s materia medica (‘healing materials’).”

Choice

“It’s the organization of the book that sets this reference, Chinese Medicinal Plants, Herbal Drugs and Substitutes: An Identification Guide, apart from all the others. The listings include a wealth of well-done photographs of the plant in all its forms; living leaves, flower, fruit; as well as dried in crude form, decocted, carbonized and sometimes ground. . . . It is an indispensable guide for anyone working with traditional or herbal remedies. The items covered in the book are recognized.”

Against the Grain