Medical Classics of Gold Mirror. Essentials of Four Diagnostic Methods Heart Method Plain Language Explanation

Author: He Ren et al. (eds.)
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: "The Golden Mirror of Medicine" was compiled by Wu Qian and others during the Qing Dynasty. It served as a textbook for studying traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the Qing era and remains an important reading material for modern TCM learners. Especially, the essential techniques and key points of various disciplines within it are concise, to the point, easy to remember, and widely popular among readers. "The Heart Method Essentials of Four Diagnostic Methods" is a part of it, primarily introducing the four diagnostic methods of TCM: observation, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and palpation. The content is brief and highly practical. This colloquial explanation mainly provides a sentence-by-sentence translation of the original text, with appropriate annotations for difficult technical terms. Additionally, it offers medical theory explanations and clinical application discussions for each verse, making the book more accessible and easier to understand. It serves as supplementary reading material for studying and researching TCM diagnostics, helping learners master the fundamental theories of TCM. This book is widely suitable for beginners of TCM and grassroots clinical practitioners as a reference.