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Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine Essential Questions

by Fu Jinghua

A foundational text presented through questions

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A foundational text presented through questions

This English translation centers on the Suwen, or Essential Questions, the first part of the Huangdi Neijing, also known as the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic. Its 81 chapters take the form of questions and answers between the mythical Yellow Emperor and his ministers. The material addresses the theoretical foundations of traditional Chinese medicine alongside disease diagnosis and treatment, offering a structured introduction to the ideas associated with this classical medical text. The translation is based on the Chinese edition annotated and edited by Fu Jinghua and his team, published in 2010.

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  • Readers studying traditional Chinese medicine and its classical texts
  • Those interested in historical approaches to medical theory, diagnosis, and treatment

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Traditional Chinese medicineMedical theoryDiagnosis and treatmentClassical texts

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Huangdi Neijing, also known as Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, has played a pivotal role in traditional Chinese medical education for about two thousand years. The first part of Neijing which is called Suwen -- Basic Questions or Essential Questions -- covers the theoretical foundation of Chinese medicine as well as disease diagnosis and treatment. There are 81 chapters in a question-and-answer format between the mythical Yellow Emperor and his ministers. This translated book is based on the Chinese version annotated and edited by Jinghua Fu and his team, published by China Renmin University Press in 2010.

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