Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon - (Colored Illustrations and Plain Language Edition)

Author: Ni Taiyi, Yi Hongbo
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Fundamentally, Chinese culture has two major pillars: the theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements doctrine. The theory of Yin and Yang was established by the Book of Changes (Zhou Yi), while the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon serves as a classic application of both Yin-Yang theory and the Five Elements doctrine. At the same time, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon is an extremely rare monumental work on medical health preservation, listed alongside the Fuxi Gua Jing and the Shennong's Herbal Classic as the "Three Ancient Classics of Antiquity." In its approach to diseases, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon comprehensively proposes the fundamental principle of "preservation, regulation, and treatment." In its approach to longevity and mortality, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon scientifically standardizes two extraordinary key points: the methods and principles of "preservation and replenishment." Therefore, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon is known as the "Canon of Physicians." The influence of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon on Chinese culture is also immense. The holistic concept it embodies—where humans and nature, as well as the five internal organs, six fu organs, and all other parts of the body are interdependent—is a crucial component of its theory. Theories such as Yin-Yang theory, the Five Elements doctrine, the theory of Qi and Essence, the theory of Zang-Xiang, and the theory of Yun-Qi all form indispensable parts of Chinese culture. Especially prominent is the enduring holistic concept that runs through them, which remains superior to Western medicine to this day. It can be said that without the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, perhaps there would not have been Chinese medicine, let alone the perfect system of Chinese culture.