East Medical Treasure Mirror

Author: Guo Aichun
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Publish Date: 1996-01-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive medical text, compiled by Xu Jun of Korea and others. It consists of 23 volumes, divided into five categories: Inner Realm, External Form, Miscellaneous Diseases, Decoctions, and Acupuncture. The book is structured based on the Yellow Court Classic, which contains passages on the inner realm, and medical texts also include diagrams of inner and outer forms. Therefore, the first four chapters focus on the Inner Realm, covering essence, qi, spirit, and internal organs. The next four chapters, the External Realm, cover the head, face, hands, feet, tendons, meridians, and bones. The eleven chapters on Miscellaneous Diseases include the five movements and six qi, the four images and three methods, and various internal and external injuries. The final chapters are three on Decoctions and one on Acupuncture. Each chapter is further divided into sub-topics, totaling 104 items. This book holds a prominent reputation among Han Chinese medical texts written by Korean physicians and is highly valuable for clinical guidance and literature research.