Machine generated contents note: Contributors vii -- Preface to the series ix -- Preface xiii 1 Shengmai San - a renowned traditional Chinese medicinal formula 1 -- SONG-MING LIANG, SHU-YING CHEN, SI-QIAN LIANG --2 Pharmacological studies on Shengmai San 16 -- KAM-MING KO, DUNCAN H.F. MAK, TZE-KIN YIM AND YONG-QING YAN --3 Clinical studies on Shengmai San 41 -- YE-ZHI RONG, MEI-HUA ZHAO, BAO-JING LU, XIANG-YANG ZHU, -- SHANG-BIAO LU, YA-CHEN ZHANG, JIE CHEN --4 Side effects of Shengmai San 78 -- ZHI-MIN XU AND YE-ZHI RONG --5 Phytochemistry and pharmacology of component herbs of Shengmai San 82 -- SIU-PO IP, TIMOTHY C.M. TAM AND CHUN-TAO CHE --6 Contemporary applications of a traditional formula: manufacture of Shengmai San (SMS) preparations and their applications 112 -- LIANG-YUAN ZHENG Glossary 126 -- Index 132.