Essays on the Essence of Inner Canon Studies

Author: Yan Jianhua
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon is a classic masterpiece of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a must-read for generations of TCM learners, and also a core course in TCM education. This book is an academic work that interprets the theoretical essence of the Inner Canon, designated as the teaching reference for the Beijing Higher Education Excellent Textbook Selected Readings from the Inner Canon. The book is divided into two parts: the first part primarily discusses the methodology for studying the Inner Canon and presents an overview of its theories. The second part, based on a classified selection of original texts, elaborates on three aspects: selected annotations by scholars, theoretical explanations, and clinical guidance. The selected annotations by scholars quote representative notes from scholars to enhance the understanding of the text's; theoretical explanations address important and challenging theoretical issues in each chapter, elaborating on the academic connotations of the text from both the original source and later developments; clinical guidance analyzes the clinical application of important theories in the Inner Canon, often accompanied by medical case studies. The book is rich in content, scientifically argued, and highly academic, making it suitable as a teaching text for students in higher TCM and pharmaceutical education institutions to improve their professional competence, as well as a reference for TCM and integrated Chinese and Western medicine researchers and clinical practitioners in studying the Inner Canon.