Based on the Classical literature on one of the major diagnostic methods in Chinese Medicine, this key resource has been created in response to the growing need for clear and practical guidance on how to apply tongue diagnosis in clinical practice in a post-antibiotic era at high risk of epidemy. This hands-on guide breaks the theory of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis down into accessible explanations and offers detailed descriptions of clinical applications, all of which is supplemented with charts, tables, and colour photos based on Ioannis Solos's decades worth of experience and knowledge. Images from the Covid-19 pandemic are used as examples of how tongue diagnosis can assist in recognising and managing the impact of Covid on the body. Each tongue is discussed in relation to how it is connected to the Shang Han Lun theories and classic texts are translated and enhanced with extensive commentary. Ioannis Solos includes a detailed introduction on how tongue diagnosis has assisted in major historical and modern epidemics allowing practitioners to feel confident in their treatment of modern diseases.
Ioannis Solos PhD., MMed., MD (China)., LAc, holds a Master's of Medicine from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and a Medical PhD in Integrative Medicine from the Jinan University in Guangzhou. He is the author of the "Gold Mirrors and Tongue Reflections", and "Developing Internal Energy for Effective Acupuncture Practice". He has also co-authored the "Ao Shi Shang Han Jin Jing Lu -Shi Sheng Du Shu Bi Ji" (in Chinese), and the "Chinese Medicine Diagnostics" for the World Textbook Series for Chinese Medicine Core Curriculum (Chinese and English). Dr. Solos is classically trained in Acupuncture and Canonic Herbalism (Jing Fang). He is a world-renowned authority on tongue diagnosis, and his published research focuses on the application of tongue observation in historical and modern epidemics. His clinical expertise also includes orthopedic acupuncture for spinal and musculoskeletal problems, neuro-acupuncture for neurological disease rehabilitation, and his own set of manipulations for "tendon and fascia reconditioning" for joint and spinal diseases. Ioannis is an established academician, as well as a popular lecturer. He is currently serving in the editorial boards of several academic journals and is involved in numerous committees for the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.
The key resource for applying Chinese medicine tongue diagnosis to modern epidemics
