Pocket tcmHerbs is an all-in-one program which addresses the needs of Acupuncture Professionals, Herbalists and Students of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

TcmHerbs allows you to manage a database of Herbs along with their associated pictures. TcmHerbs includes a database with 212 Chinese Medicinal Herbs including their: Pinyin Name, Pharmaceutical Name, Herbal Category (ex. Qi Tonic, Yin Tonic, etc.), and a high-resolution Color Photo of each herb. With the help of a powerful Import feature and the included Desktop version of tcmHerbs for the PC, you can begin Entering / Importing the Qi-Taste-Entering Meridians, the Herb function / Action, etc, your Preferred dosage and a Page number where each herb can be found in your favorite book. At any time you can enter New herbs or Delete existing herbs with a simple click. And, you don't have to limit your herbal database to Chinese Herbs, why not enter Western herbs as well, like Ginkgo biloba, Echinacea, Milk thistle, etc. It's up to you on what information you want to store.

Features:

• Herbs page: Includes 212 of the most popular Chinese Herbs, which are included as part of the California State Acupuncture Licensing Exam and the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists and Oriental Medicine Exams (NCCAOM).
  
  
  • This page includes a drop down box listing the herbs, a section for the Taste / Qi / Entering Meridians (enter according to your preference), a section for the herb Action / Indications (enter any info. you choose in the layout of your choice), an herb Dosage section (customize your own dosage range), and a section for the Page Number of the herb from your favorite book.
  • By choosing the "Use English Name" from the Options menu, you can now list herbs by their English name. This is a nice feature if you know the herbs by their English / Latin names and not their Pinyin names.
    
    
• Details page: Includes a section for the English / Pharmaceutical name (212 are included), herbal Category to which the herb belongs (212 are included, modify as needed), section to display a Color Photo of each herb (212 high-res color photos of each herb are included). For easy ID, the included photos contain the most representative cut of each herb. For some herbs that come in various 'cuts', the picture contains the different cuts. Ex. Huang Qi contains a sample cut like the typical 'Tongue Depressor' and samples that are cut 'Crosswise'. This helps you in identifying the not-so-frequent cut samples of the herb.
  
  
• Results page: This page stores the results of your last search in an organized, sorted list. One click of an herb takes you right to it! This list also allows you to compare and contrast different herbs based on your searching criteria without having to re-run a search. There is also a handy Navigational pad allowing you to quickly locate an herb with one click.
  
  
• Formula Builder page: This page contains a list of the herbs you prefer to build a formula with. By either clicking the "+" key on the menu bar or by Choosing "Formula Builder Mode" in the Results page, you can automatically place herbs you want into your Formula List and Create a Report for yourself or your Patients. You can include special instructions, the patient's name, your name, dosages of the herbs, and even use the Pinyin or English name of the herb in the report. The report can be saved and viewed by Pocket Word and then printed, saved or viewed on your desktop PC like any other Word document.
  
  
• Single Search: This allows you to search for ANY text in your herbal database. So, if you typed in all the functions for each of your herbs, finding all the herbs that, say "Clear Heat", is a snap. tcmHerbs will produce a 'Results' list of all the herbs that contain your search term. From there, a single click brings you right to that herb. How's that for fast and easy?
  
  
• Quick Search List: This unique feature gives you the ability to store your frequently typed search terms. Then with two clicks, you can run the search again, all without re-typing.
  
  
• List All: This button provides you with a organized, sorted list of all Herbs in your database, complete with the Navigational pad.
  
  
• Smart Searching: There is some intelligence built into tcmHerbs. For example (assuming you have entered / imported the herb functions), say you are looking at the herb Da Zao and you notice that one of the functions is to 'Nourish blood'. You want to find all the herbs that have this function, so what do you do? Easy, just use the stylus to highlight 'Nourish blood' and click the Search button. Instantly you could have a list with several herbs that share this function, such as: E Jiao, Bai Shao, etc.
  
  
• TcmHerbs also incorporates Zap Power-Off, so you can either exit tcmHerbs or Turn Off your device, all from the Menu. Saving wear-and-tear on your Power Button.