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1 online resource |
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Gold Mirrors andTongue Reflections; Foreword by Professor Liang Rong; Foreword by Professor Chen Jia-xu; Acknowledgments; Part I: Origins and Development of Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine; Chapter 1: Rediscovering the Ancient Tongue Classics; The SARS epidemic of 2002-2003; Tongue diagnosis and how to approach this book; Chapter 2: Ao Shi Shang Han Jin Jing Lu (Scholar Ao's The Gold Mirror Records in Cold Damage) and Shang Han She Jian (Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage); Ao Shi Shang Han Jin Jing Lu: Scholar Ao's The Gold Mirror Records in Cold Damage |
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Shang Han She Jian: Tongue Reflections in Cold DamagePresentation and translation methodology; Chapter 3: The Important Advancements in Tongue Theory Prior to the Yuan Dynasty; From tongue observation to tongue diagnosis; The tongue in the Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor's Classic); Tongue diagnosis in the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) and Jin Gui Yao Lue (Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet); Shang Han Ming Li Lun (The Clear Rationale of Cold Damage) |
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Chapter 4: Introducing Ao Shi Shang Han Jin Jing Lu (Scholar Ao's The Gold Mirror Records in Cold Damage) and Shang Han She Jian (Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage)Scholar Ao's The Gold Mirror Records in Cold Damage; Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage; Part II: Translation of Scholar Ao's The Gold Mirror Records in Cold Damage; Part III: Translation of Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage; References and Further Reading; Appendix 1: Weight Standards during the Ming and Qing Dynasties; Appendix 2: List of Chinese Texts Referred to in Chapter 3 |
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Appendix 3: A Small Collection of Introductions to The Gold Mirror Records in Cold DamageAppendix 4: The Herbal Formulae in Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage; Appendix 5: Wang Meng-ying's Commentaries on Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage; Subject Index; Names Index |
| Summary |
Two of the major texts in the history of tongue diagnosis are presented and put into context in this volume, reaffirming the strength of tongue diagnosis as a core diagnostic method. These key texts are made available to western readers for the first time, with typical, traditional Chinese editions reproduced alongside the translation. The author provides an excellent overview of the tongue diagnosis theories in the major classics prior to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and discusses significant developments and publications. The Gold Mirror Records, first published in 1341, was a popular manua |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Includes the English texts Gold mirror records and Cold reflection and a reprint of early Chinese editions of the two monoghraphs |
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Print version record |
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Tongue manifestations of general diseases -- Early works to 1800
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Medicine, Chinese -- Early works to 1800
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional -- methods
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Traditional Medicine & Herbal Remedies.
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History Of Medicine.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Medicine, Chinese
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Tongue manifestations of general diseases
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Early works
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Solos, Ioannis, editor of compilation translator
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Ao, Jigong, active 1279-1301.
Ao shi shang hai jin jing lu
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Zhang, Deng, active 17th century-18th century.
Shang han she jian
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Ao, Jigong, active 1279-1301.
Ao shi shang hai jin jing lu. English
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Zhang, Deng, active 17th century-18th century.
Shang han she jian. English.
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| ISBN |
9780857010766 |
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085701076X |
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