Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: Basic Questions with Annotations

Author: Ni Bingzhan
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon is one of the most important medical classics in the cultural heritage of Chinese medicine. It has a long history, rich content, and comprehensive theory. It comprehensively summarizes the medical achievements before the Han Dynasty and successfully applies the rational core of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements theory from classical Chinese philosophy as a guiding ideology. It widely absorbs knowledge from various disciplines such as ancient astronomy, geography, meteorology, phenology, and social ethics, establishing a medical science system in Chinese medicine that integrates nature and human affairs. It laid the theoretical foundation for the development of traditional Chinese medicine in later generations. The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon is the full title of Suwen and Lingshu. The original Suwen and Lingshu each consist of nine volumes and eighty-one chapters, and were mostly transmitted separately in history as independent books. Lingshu excels in meridian moxibustion and acupuncture, as well as discussing the alignment of celestial phenomena with human affairs. Suwen is superior in discussing the theory of the universe's Yin and Yang, the diagnosis and treatment of organs and viscera, the causes and symptoms of diseases, and the principles of life preservation.