The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine"The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine has become a landmark in the history of Chinese civilization. In recent years, traditional medical practice has seen a dynamic revival in China and throughout many countries in the Western world. Elements of this time-honored therapy, including acupuncture and the effort to create harmony of human spirit and the natural world, have become part of mainstream medical practice; The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine provides the historical and philosophical foundations of this practice. Ilza Veith provides an extensive introduction to her monumental translation of this classic work, which is written in the form of a dialogue in which the emperor seeks information from his minister Ch'I-Po on all questions of health and the art of healing. A new foreword by Linda L Barnes places the translation in its historic contexts, underlining its significance to the Western world's understanding of Chinese medicine."--Publisher's description. |
Contents
Analysis of the Huang Ti Nei Ching Su Wén I | 4 |
The Theory of Tao Applied to the Nei Ching | 13 |
The Celestial Stems | 24 |
Diagnosis | 42 |
Diseases of the Nei Ching | 49 |
Acupuncture and Moxibustion | 58 |
Chapter 103 of the Ssuku Chiianshu | 77 |
Preface of Kao Paohèng and Lin I Ioy8 A D | 87 |
Chapters 134 | 99 |
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