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The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion by Yang Jizhou is an encyclopedic Ming dynasty work on Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Volume I, translated by Sabine Wilms, Ph.D, offers a selection of quotations related to acupuncture and moxibustion from the Han period classics Huang Di Nei Jing (Inner Classic of the Yellow Emperor) and Nan Jing (Classic of Difficult Issues), with some explanations added by Yang Jizhou. In this first volume, Yang Jizhou lays out the fundamental theories of classical Chinese medicine that he expands on and enriches with his personal clinical experience in the subsequent volumes.

The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion by Yang Ji Zhou is an encyclopedic Ming dynasty work on Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Volume 5, translated by Lorraine Wilcox, Ph.D, L.Ac., covers the details of using various point categories, for example, the five shu points, yuan and luo points, and the confluence points of the eight extraordinary vessels. Yang Jizhou gives special attention to the Jing Well points, host/guest protocols, and treating disease using the twelve main channels and the eight extraordinary vessels. There is also an exhaustive look at the use of the Stems and Branches and theChinese calendar for selection of these points. This Volume of the Great Compendium was geared to advise practitioners (from a Ming Dynasty perspective) on how to use the Stems and Branches in their practice, and also for the scholar who wants to understand the complicated subject of Zi Wu Liu Zhu and Ling Gui Ba Fa. Wilcox does a masterful job of bringing these complex subjects to the reader. Included in this book are 67 diagrams, tables and illustrations that intimately explain how the use of the Stems and Branches and the Chinese calendar.

Written by Cheng Wuji and published in 1144 this is a complete commentary on the entire text of On Cold Damage (the Shang Han Lun) in the Song dynasty order. The entire text means that Cheng's commentary includes the four chapters on the pulse, as well as the chapters on the prohibitions in the back of the Shang Han Lun.

The Outline of Female Medicine written by Xue Ji in the Ming Dynasty, is a book on the treatment of women, and is not strictly a book on obstetrics and gynecology. The emphasis is on reproductive disorders, but a number of sections are on non-reproductive conditions that women tend to suffer, including urinary problems, painful joints, scrofula, and skin conditions. In addition, many of the postpartum conditions would not be considered gynecological today. Surprisingly, infertility, abdominal lumps, and symptoms of menopause do not have their own entries, but are occasionally discussed in other sections. The Outline of Female Medicine was written in an outline format of thirty headings. Each entry gives a list of general signs and symptoms accompanying the chief complaint, the pattern diagnosis, and the formula to treat it. Occasionally the author included passages from earlier books or provided his own short comments on the topic. After the breakdown of patterns and their formulas, Xue Ji gave one or more cases from his own practice. A few are testimonials from the husband (or other male relative) of the patient. The Outline of Female Medicine has two volumes. The first discusses women who are not pregnant. The second is on diseases of pregnancy and postpartum conditions. At the end of both volumes, in the appendix are the formulas used within each volume, a total of 145 formulas in all.

"Miscellaneous Records of a Female Doctor written by Tan Yunxian and translated by Lorraine Wilcox with Yue Lu, is the earliest known writings by a female doctor in China. It consists of one volume with 31 cases surrounded by two prefaces and three postscripts. Tan Yunxian primarily treated women in her practice, and these records reflect insights into the pathology of female patients that male practitioners might not have been privy to. At this time, a wealthy woman could not see a male doctor without having a male relative such as her father, husband, or son present. Modesty was the utmost female virtue. The male doctor questioned the husband, not the woman herself. He might not be allowed to see her face. He needed to ask for permission to feel her pulse. Therefore, because Tan was a woman, she was allowed by her female patients to do things that a male doctor could not, and this intimacy in turn led to a better diagnosis of the patient's problems. Lorraine Wilcox has annotated and explained Tan's original cases by both telling us the source text of the formulas Tan used, and what the probable diagnosis was from both Western and Eastern viewpoints. The complete formulas used by Tan have been added, and have been compared to the original formulas with a complete explanation of Tan's modifications. Wilcox, then discusses the reasons for such a diagnosis, and illustrates a number of other details that help us better understand each case. There were undoubtedly many other women doctors in ancient China but they left no record or the record was not preserved. Women doctors are occasionally mentioned in case studies written by men or in other types of literature. Therefore, we are lucky that Dr. Tan Yunxian's manuscript survived through the ages, as it helps us to understand the challenges and illnesses that women of the Ming faced."

The Zhen Jiu Zi Sheng Jing 針灸資生經 (The Classic of Supporting Life with Acupuncture and Moxibustion) Volume IV-VII by Wang Zhizhong 王執中 as translated by Yue Lu (with editing by Lorraine Wilcox) is the second half of an absolutely phenomenal resource for the clinical use of acupuncture and moxibustion. This text stands out amongst many of the classics for several reasons: the first is that Wang Zhizhong was a keen researcher, who would not only compare source materials against each other, but also cite which source materials he compared, and how they were the same or different. Secondly, while Wang was a gatherer of information, he was also practical, and this book is filled with his many pearls of how he used a point prescription, why, and what the results were of his own tests of the material. Thirdly, to date there is no other classical text which is as complete in subject matter as the Zhen Jiu Zi Sheng Jing. Wang categorized not only the point locations, and the methods for their use, but systematically collated 196 diseases from the most exterior down to the deepest levels, documenting multiple presentations and treatments for each disease. Lastly, Wang's primary focus was on supporting or nourishing life through the use of these techniques, and therefore there are a significant number of these treatments that either use moxibustion as the primary treatment method, or use moxibustion in addition to the primary treatment method. This second part of this two volume set includes the clinical information in chapters IV-VII, as well as a massive index of all entries for both books, and this gloss contains over 4000 words, many of which have never been translated before. In the modern age, we are extremely lucky to have access to the classical sources for East Asian Medicine, and this is partly because of the hard work of translators like Yue Lu and Lorraine Wilcox. We hope that you enjoy this most recent edition to our growing library of classical sources. Part 2 of a 2 part set.

The Zhēn Jīu Zī Shēng Jīng 針灸資生經 (The Classic of Supporting Life with Acupuncture and Moxibustion) by Wáng Zhízhòng 王執中as translated by Yue Lu (with editing by Lorraine Wilcox) is an absolutely phenomenal resource for the clinical use of acupuncture and moxibustion. This text stands out amongst many of the Classics for several reasons: the first of which is that Wáng Zhízhòng was a keen researcher, who would not only compare source materials against each other, but also cite which source materials he compared, and how they were the same or different. Secondly, while Wáng was a gatherer of information, he was also practical, and this book is filled with his many many pearls of how he used a point prescription, why and what the results were of his own tests of the material. Thirdly, to date there is no other classical material which is as complete in subject matter as the Zhēn Jīu Zī Shēng Jīng. Wáng categorized not only the point locations, and how to use the points with what method, but systematically collated 196 disease patterns from the most exterior down to the deepest levels, documenting multiple presentations and treatments for each pattern. Lastly, Wáng's primary focus was on supporting or nourishing life through the use of these techniques, and therefore there are a significant number of these treatments that either use moxibustion as the primary treatment method, or use moxibustion after the primary treatment method. In the modern age, we are extremely lucky to have access to the classical sources for East Asian Medicine, and this is partly because of the hard work of translators like Yue Lu and Lorraine Wilcox.

Raising the Dead and Returning Life: Emergency Medicine of the Q¿ng Dynasty is essentially a first aid manual based on the practices of the common people of Southern China during the mid-nineteenth century. This book discusses first aid for cases that seem hopeless, such as hangings, drowning, poisoning, freezing, lightning strikes and so forth. Besides this, it includes treatment for trauma, including beatings, caning, burns and scalds, and bites. It also gives prescriptions for tobacco, alcohol, and opium addiction or overdose. Towards the end of the book, the treatment and prevention of epidemic diseases is described, as well as g¿ toxins and unusual diseases.

For those who have been eagerly awaiting the second half of the Formulas from the Golden Cabinet with Songs by Chen Xiuyuan, your wait is over. Translated by Eran Even Dr. TCM, R.Ac., volumes IV-VI are commentaries on the formulas which appear in chapters twelve to twenty-three of the Jin Gui Yao Lüe (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet), the famous Han Dynasty formulary and companion volume to the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) by Zhang Zhongjing. The majority of the clinical commentaries on important medical classics have never been translated into English and this book further opens the vast goldmine of information available to serious students of Chinese Medicine. This book contains insights not only by Chen, his children, and grandchildren, but also such notable scholars as You Zaijing, Wang Jinsan, and Xu Lingtai. The chapters include: - Formulas for Wind and Cold in the Five Viscera and Accumulations and Gatherings, - Formulas for Phlegm-Rheum Cough, - Formulas for Dispersion Thirst, Inhibited Urination, and Strangury Diseases, - Formulas for Water Qì Diseases, - Formulas for Jaundice, - Formulas for Fright Palpitations, Blood Ejection, Nosebleeds, and Descent of Blood, - Formulas for Retching, Hiccup, and Diarrhea, - Formulas for Sores, Welling-Abscess, Intestinal Welling Abscess, and Wet and Spreading Sores, - Formulas for Hobble Dorsum of the Foot, Swelling in the Fingers and Arms, Cramping, Yīn Fox-like Mounting, and Roundworm Diseases, - Formulas for Diseases in Pregnancy, - Formulas for Postpartum Diseases, and - Formulas for Miscellaneous Gynecological Diseases. As with the first half of this book, the present edition is bilingual in Chinese and English, and includes brief modern monographs for each formula in the appendix. "Translating texts such as the Jin Gui Fang Ge Kuo is difficult at best, and Eran has done a marvelous job in rendering the original Qing Dynasty Chinese into English. This is an important achievement that deserves wide study." (From the Foreword by Z'ev Rosenberg)

The Formulas of the Golden Cabinet with Songs is a nineteenth century commentary by Chen Xiuyuan on the Jin Gui Jao Lüe (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet), the famous Han dynasty formulary and companion volume to the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) by Zhang Zhongjing. Translated by Sabine Wilms to the highest academic standards and yet eminently readable and intended for clinical application, the present volume discusses the first 100 formulas contained in the Han source text. To explain the internal logic of the formulas, interaction of medicinals, and precise clinical indications, the author quotes a selection of commentators and physicians throughout the ages while also stating his own understanding. Beginning with a full translation of the Jin Gui source text, each entry appears as its own vignette that includes indications and associated symptoms, formula ingredients (converted into modern measurements), instructions for preparation, and commentary. The present edition is bilingual in Chinese and English. To increase clinical applicability, we have also included brief modern monographs for each formula in the appendix. An extensive 324-page book, this is a must-have for all Jingui lovers out there.

Volume VIII of The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion by Yang Jizhou translated by Dr. Yue Lu, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac., covers the different categories of disease by channel, and looks at the categories of disease by body area. Here is a list of the different subjects covered in this volume:Point Rules (from the Divinely Responding Classic), the 12 channels, Incantation for Needling from the Divinely Responding Classic (Shén Yìng J¿ng), The Category of All Types of Wind, Cold Damage Category, Phlegm, Panting, and Cough Category, Various Kinds of Accumulations and Gatherings Category, Abdominal Pain, Distention, and Fullness Category, Heart, Spleen, and Stomach Category, Heart Evils, Mania and Withdrawal Category, Cholera [Sudden Turmoil] Category, Malaria Category, Swelling and Distention Category (Appendix: Red Jaundice, Yellow Jaundice), Sweating Category, Impediment (bì) and Reversal (jué) Category, Intestines, Hemorrhoids, and Defecation Category, Y¿n [Genitals], Shàn [Mounting], and Urination Category, Head and Face Category, Throat Category, Ears and Eyes Category, Nose and Mouth Category, Chest, Back, and Rib-Sides Category, Extremities, Lower Back, and Axillae Category, Women's Category, Pediatric Category, and the Sores and Toxins Category.In addition, these treatment methods are also covered:Wind Stroke, Emergency Needling Method for Initial Cold Strike (Generating the Intention of Heaven and Earth), Secret Rhymed Formula [for Treating] Wind Stroke and Paralysis with Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Cold damage, Miscellaneous Diseases, All Sores, and Intestinal Abscess.This volume is an extensive guide for the clinician on how to treat a wide variety of syndromes with specific acupuncture and moxibustion points and techniques.

Wilcox translates a work by Yng Jzhou which includes 31 case studies where he used acupuncture, moxibustion, and occasionally herbal formulas to treat the patients. 216 pp.