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ZHANG Ting-Liang & FLAWS Bob (translators)
ISBN: 9780936185088
Blue Poppy Press 1995 2nd Edition
225 x 155mm, 125pp
Translated from a manuscript copied by a student of the Abbot of Shaolin Monastery. Part of the monastic lineage of ‘fall & strike’ medicine, this book presents hundreds of treatments for a wide variety of external or martial arts injuries as well as preventive training formulas. Back by popular demand, this is the second edition of this title which now includes a full symptom index, easier to use formula descriptions, and Pinyin as well as Latin herbal descriptions.
The Neijing is one of the most important classics of Taoism, as well as the highest authority on traditional Chinese medicine. Its authorship is attributed to the great Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor, who reigned during the third millennium BCE. This new translation consists of the 81 chapters of the section of the Neijing known as the Suwen, or ‘Questions of Organic and Fundamental Nature.’ (The other section, called the Lingshu, is a technical book on acupuncture and is not included here.)
Written as a discourse between Huang Di and his ministers, The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine contains a wealth of knowledge, including aetiology, physiology, diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of disease, as well as in-depth investigation of such diverse subjects as ethics, psychology, and cosmology. All of these subjects are discussed in a holistic context that says life is not fragmented, as in the model provided by modern science, but rather that all the pieces make up an interconnected whole. By revealing the natural laws of this holistic universe, the book offers much practical advice on how to promote a long, happy, and healthy life.
The original text of the Neijing presents broad concepts and is often brief with details. The translator’s elucidations and interpretations, incorporated into the translation, help not only to clarify the meaning of the text but also to make it a highly readable narrative for students – as well as for everyone curious about the underlying principles of Chinese medicine.
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