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Venerating the Root, Part 2 – by Sun Simiao, translation by Sabine Wilms

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Sun Simiao, translated by Sabine Wilms

ISBN-13 :Ā 978-0991342983

Published 2017

Sabine Wilms’ translation of the second half of Sun Simiao’s å­«ę€é‚ˆ writings on pediatrics, found in volume 5 of theĀ Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao FangĀ å‚™ę€„åƒé‡‘č¦ę–¹ (“Essential Formulas Worth a Thousand in Gold to Prepare for Emergencies”)

This book is a literal translation of the secondĀ half of Volume 5 from theĀ Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao FangĀ å‚™ę€„åƒé‡‘č¦ę–¹ on pediatrics, composed by Sun Simiao å­«ę€é‚ˆ in the seventh century. It includes the following features:

  • 26 pages of introductory matter and 544Ā pages of main text.
  • A critical edition of the Chinese text with the literal English translation on opposing pages.
  • FiveĀ main sections on “Cold Damage,” “Cough,” “Aggregations, Binds, Distention, and Fullness,” “Welling Abscesses, Flat Abscesses, and Scrofula,” and “Miscellaneous Diseases of Small Children.” Here is a link to the Table of Contents.
  • Extensive translator’s notes that explain individual terms, medical concepts, alternative readings of passages, translation issues, etc.
  • Clinical commentary by Dr. Julian Scott.
  • Interspersed throughout the translation and commenting on each major formula in the text,Sabine has translated the section on pediatrics from theĀ Qian Jin Fang Yan YiĀ åƒé‡‘ę–¹č”ē¾©, a commentary on theĀ Qian Jin FangĀ composed in 1698 by the famous physician Zhang Lu å¼µē’.
  • Forewords by two experienced pediatricians:Ā Dr. Stephen CowanĀ andĀ Assaf Mor, and aĀ shortĀ Preface by Sabine Wilms.
  • A general index and indexes for single herbs and formulas, indications, acupuncture and moxibustion, and proper names.

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