Neijing Knows the Essentials: Plain Language Interpretation

Author: Li Zhongzi
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Publishing Date: 2000-01-01
Features: Neijing Zhiyao is a renowned medical classic composed by the great physician Li Zhongzi of the late Ming Dynasty after meticulously compiling the essence of the Neijing and delving into annotations. The original book consists of two volumes, divided into eight categories: Dao Sheng (The Way of Life), Yin Yang (Yin and Yang), Se Zhen (Color Diagnosis), Mai Zhen (Pulse Diagnosis), Zang Xiang (Organ Manifestations), Jing Luo (Meridians), Zhi Ze (Treatment Principles), and Bing Neng (Diseases and Capabilities). Due to its clear and concise classification, systematic structure, rich yet concise language, and outstanding content, it has been highly regarded in the medical community since its publication, spreading widely to this day and becoming a must-read classic for studying and researching the Neijing. This book presents a collated, annotated, and translated edition of Neijing Zhiyao, based on the edition of the Sao Ye Shanfang carved by Xue Xue, a famous physician of the Qing Dynasty, who reprinted it twice. The collation, annotation, and translation were completed with Li Zhongzi's original text as the foundation and extensive reference to relevant works. To facilitate modern readers' access and in light of the significant progress and continuous deepening of Neijing studies to this day, this book, without altering Li Zhongzi's original text, first added chapter numbers to each category, in the order of "Chapter 1 Dao Sheng, Chapter 2 Yin Yang, Chapter 8 Bing Neng"; and secondly, added serial numbers to each section.