Shizhen Li Libros

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Focusing on woods, this volume of the Ben cao gang mu series presents a thorough translation of chapters 34 to 37 from a pivotal sixteenth-century Chinese medical encyclopedia by Li Shizhen. Recognized as the most comprehensive work in Chinese medicine, it encapsulates a rich history of medical knowledge and practices. Paul U. Unschuld's annotated translation, alongside the original Chinese text, offers invaluable insights into the cultural and historical context of natural substances used for health throughout nearly two millennia.

Focusing on vegetables and fruits, this volume of the Ben cao gang mu series provides a complete translation of chapters 26 through 33. Authored by Li Shizhen in the 16th century, this encyclopedia is a cornerstone of Chinese medical literature, encapsulating over sixteen centuries of knowledge. Paul U. Unschuld's annotated translation, accompanied by the original Chinese text, offers insights into historical practices and cultural perspectives, making it an essential resource for both researchers and practitioners in the field of traditional medicine.

Focusing on pharmaceutical treatments for diseases, this volume includes select translations from chapter 3 and the entirety of chapter 4 of the Ben cao gang mu series. This work, authored by Li Shizhen in the 16th century, compiles centuries of Chinese medical knowledge and is regarded as a cornerstone of traditional medicine. Paul U. Unschuld's annotated translation, paired with the original text, offers insights into historical Chinese culture and the practical uses of natural substances for health, making it a vital resource for scholars and practitioners alike.

This well-respected reference represents a synthesis of the clinical experience gained in the treatment of a wide variety of disorders throughout four generations of one of China's leading practitioners of traditional acupuncture. It presents a unique blend of pattern identification-based point combinations, practical insights, scholarly commentaries, and representative case histories. Applications are derived from a selection of 86 commonly used points, presented in a clear, easy-to-follow layout. Clinical Application of Commonly Used Acupuncture Points is a valuable clinical resource for acupuncturists.

Translated into English for the first time, this Chinese encyclopedia of medical mater and natural history provides a rare window into the people and culture of China during the 16th century.00The Ben cao gang mu is a sixteenth-century Chinese encyclopedia of medical matter and natural history by Li Shizhen (1518?1593). The culmination of a sixteen-hundred-year history of Chinese medical and pharmaceutical literature, it is considered the most important and comprehensive book ever written in the history of Chinese medicine and remains an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners. This nine-volume series reveals an almost two-millennia-long panorama of wide-ranging observations and sophisticated interpretations, ingenious manipulations, and practical applications of natural substances for the benefit of human health. Paul U. Unschuld's annotated translation of the Ben cao gang mu, presented here with the original Chinese text, opens a rare window into viewing the people and culture of China's past.00Volume I is divided into two parts. Part A of volume 1 in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a translation of chapters 1 and 2 and portions of chapter 3. Chapters 1 and 2 are devoted to introducing the history of materia medica. Chapter 3 is devoted to pharmaceutical drugs for diseases. Chapter 3 is continued, along with chapter 4, in part B of volume I.00.