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Hsu HY, Chen YP, and Hong Ming, The Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs,
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1990 The Commercial Press, Hong Kong.

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Liu Zhengcai, The Mystery of Longevity, 1990 Foreign Languages Press, Beijing.

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Xiao Shuqin, Zhang Xiwen, et al., Pediatric Bronchitis: Its TCM Cause, Diagnosis,
and Treatment, 1991 Blue Poppy Press, Boulder, CO.
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Poppy Press, Boulder, CO.

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of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

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