Five Elements & Ten Stems: Nan Ching Theory, Diagnostics & Practice

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MATSUMOTO Kiiko & BIRCH Stephen

ISBN: 9780912111254

Paradigm Publications 1983 1st Edition

230 x 155mm, preface, bibliography, index, 236pp

The authors explore concepts from the Su Wen, Ling Shu and Nan Jing to bring us a view of ideas that flowered in a rich age of Chinese medical history. This book has established itself as an essential text. It presents correspondences a practitioner can apply to the problems of diagnosis and treatment, practical discussions of technique, including pulse, body type, visual diagnosis, and hara or abdominal diagnosis. The treatment section describes basic exercises, breathing techniques, treatment principles, and techniques from eminent classical texts. Modern treatment protocols are presented in clear, easy to use tables.