The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine ��� Essential Questions:Translation of Huangdi Neijing Suwen

Huangdi Neijing, also known as Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, has played a pivotal role in traditional Chinese medical education for about two thousand years. The first part of Neijing which is called Suwen – Basic Questions or Essential Questions – covers the theoretical foundation of Chinese medicine as well as disease diagnosis and treatment. There are 81 chapters in a question-and-answer format between the mythical Yellow Emperor and his ministers. This translated book is based on the Chinese version annotated and edited by Jinghua Fu and his team, published by China Renmin University Press in 2010.Contents:The Art of Health Cultivation in Ancient TimesGreat Theory on Spirit Regulation in Four SeasonsGenerative Qi Communicating with NatureDistinctive Words in the Golden ChestGreat Theory on Yin–Yang Corresponding to NatureSeparation and Combination of Yin and YangDistinctive Theory on Yin and YangSecret Cannon Stored in Numinous Orchid ChamberSix-Sixty System and Visceral ManifestationsComprehensive Generation of Five Solid VisceraAdditional Theory on Five Solid VisceraProper Therapies for Different Diseases GeographicallyTransferring Essence and Changing QiThin and Thick Medical WineFundamental Theory Inscribed in JadeDiagnostic Essentials and Manifestations of Twelve-Meridian ExhaustionDiagnosis for Pulse-Taking and Pulse SubtletyPulse-Qi Conditions of Healthy PersonVital Theory on Critical Visceral Pulses Inscribed in JadeThree Regions and Nine Positions of PulseDistinctive Theory on Meridians and Diseased PulsesTransference of Solid Visceral Qi Following Regularity of Four SeasonsClarification of Five-Visceral QiBlood, Qi, Body and EmotionsCherishing the Life and Guarding the BodyEight Solar Terms and Medical PerspectiveSeparation and Combination of Genuine Qi and Evil QiComprehensive Theory on Deficiency and ExcessTaiyin and Yangming MeridiansExplanation on Yangming MeridianHeat-DiseaseTreatment of Heat Disease with AcupunctureCommentary on Heat DiseaseDisharmony of DiseasesOn MalariaTheory on Acupuncture for MalariaQi Reversal CoughListing and Analyzing Pain-DiseaseAbdominal DisordersTreatment of Lumbago with AcupunctureWind EvilImpediment SyndromeFlaccidity SyndromeReversal SyndromeManifestations of Seven DiseasesUncommon DiseasesExtraordinary DiseasesExplanations of Twelve-MeridianKeys of NeedlingRestrictions of NeedlingContraindications of AcupunctureNotes of NeedlingExplanation of NeedlingExtension of Needling ManipulationSkin RegionsMeridians and CollateralsQi-AcupointQi-HouseBony ForamenThe Acupoints for Water-Disease and Heat-DiseaseRegulation of MeridiansContralateral NeedlingNeedling for Reversing or Complying with the Changes in Four SeasonsBranch–Root and Transmission of DiseasesGreat Theory on Law of Primordial Qi in NatureGreat Theory on Movement of Five PhasesGreat Theory on Movement of Six-QiGreat Theory on Shifting and Interaction of QiGreat Theory on Routine Functions of Five PhasesGreat Theory on Normality of Six-QiProduct details Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company; Annotated edition edition (March 15, 2019) Publication Date: March 15, 2019