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The Su Wen is attributed to Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor, who reigned during the third millennium BC in China. The 81 chapters of the text were written in the form a discourse between the Emperor and his ministers, ranging over material including etiology, psychology, diagnosis, therapy, and disease prevention, as well as ethics, psychology, and cosmology, unified by the theme of natural laws of an holistic universe. The original text, presenting broad concepts in a remarkably terse fashion, has been elucidated and interpreted by the translator to make this a readable narrative for those curious about the principles underlying Chinese Medicine.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #44081 in Books
• Published on: 1995-09-20
• Original language: Chinese
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.03 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
Chinese Medicine, put simply. What a BRILLIANT idea.
By Graham Marsh
This book has helped me understand some of those principles which I hav'nt untill now been able to get my head round. Its simple layout, and simple language with annotation where needed, make this book a must for anyone who is interested in TCM or Chinese Philosophy. I am just embarking on a Degree in Acupunture, and this has been the most helpfull book to me. 10/10 no doubt.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
A much more readable translation of the Neijing Suwen
By A customer
This is the second translation of the Yellow Emperor's Classic which I have purchased. I found Maoshing Ni's extended translation style much more readable and easier to understand. I would definately recommend this translation to other acupuncture students.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
a solid paraphrase for the practitioner
By A customer
While this book is sometimes criticised for its lack of scholarly style, it is important to realize that the writer is approaching a 2,500 year old work, the seminal theoretical treatise of Chinese medicine, from the point of view of a clinician. It is frankly not much easier for native speakers of Chinese to approach the Neijing in its original form than it is for Westerners. Moreover, Mr Ni comes from a medical family spanning several generations of physicians. Being a practitioner myself, I can attest to the correctness of the decisions made in preparing this book. He has done a commendable job in making this ancient classic accessible to modern readers. Chinese physicians make use of this material during nearly every moment spent in the clinic. It is practical in a way that sinologists locked in their ivory towers can scarcely imagine.

Those who would prefer a dry, smugly academic translation with separate footnotes, devoid of historical context or cultural annotation, would do well to investigate Ilza Veith's translation of the Neijing; a valiant effort which inevitably fails as a result of its refusal to acknowledge the living traditions surrounding the text itself.