Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen - by Paul U Unschuld (Hardcover)

The Su wen is a comprehensive and detailed analysis of an ancient Chinese medical text that has been previously unexplored.

This book provides a thorough understanding of the history, contents, and significance of the Su wen, offering insights into the roots of Chinese medicine as an integrated aspect of Chinese civilization.

The author traces the development of the Su wen from its origins in the final centuries B.C.E.

to its modern-day form, examining the meaning of the title and how it has been received throughout Chinese medical history.

The book covers a range of topics, including yin-yang and five-agents doctrines, perception of the human body and its organs, qi and blood, pathogenic agents, concepts of disease and diagnosis, and various therapies.

An extensive appendix provides further insight into the complicated climatological theories of Wu yun liu qi, which were added to the Su wen by Wang Bing in the Tang era.

The author also offers a hypothesis to explain the formation and acceptance of basic notions of health and disease in a given society.

This book is essential for anyone interested in understanding the roots of Chinese medicine and its significance in Chinese civilization.