Introduction.; 1. The Ways of Life.; 2. Yin and Yang.; 3. Diagnosis -Examining the Colour.; 4. Diagnosis -The Quiet Pulse.; 5. The Zang, the Fu and Wuxing.; 6. Channels and Collaterals.; 7. Patterns of Treatment.; 8. The Art of the Needle.; 9. A Clinical Clock.; 10. Pathology.; Appendix: Faults and Findings.
Description
""Gather wood without the forester and you will soon become lost in the forest,"" advises the Yijing. Bertschinger is a consummate guide through the forest of China's earliest medical writings. This insightful and beautifully wrought commentary on the Yellow Emperor's Classic is essential reading for the beginning, middle and end of your studies.