内容简介
AfoundationofChineselifesciencesandmedicine,"TheHuangDiNeiJingSuWen"isnowavailableforthefirsttimeinacomplete,fullyannotatedEnglishtranslation.Alsoknownas"SuWen,"or"TheYellowEmperor'sInnerClassic,"thisinfluentialworkcameintobeingoveralongperiodreachingfromthe2ndcenturybcetothe8thcenturyce.Combiningtheviewsofdifferentschools,itreliesexclusivelyonnaturallawasconceptualizedin"yin/yang"andFiveAgentsdoctrinestodefinehealthanddisease,andrepeatedlyemphasizespersonalresponsibilityforthelengthandqualityofone'slife.Thistwo-volumeeditionincludesexcerptsfromallthemajorcommentarieson"TheSuWen,"andextensiveannotationdrawnfromhundredsofmonographsandarticlesbyChineseandJapaneseauthorsproducedoverthepast1600yearsandintothetwentiethcentury.