Early Chinese medical literature : the Mawangdui medical manuscripts / translation and study by Donald J. Harper.
Pubblicazione:
London : Kegan Paul International, 1998.
Descrizione fisica:
549 p. ; 26 cm
Serie:
Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series
Contiene:
Indice: List of figures. Preface. Pt. 1. Prolegomena: Introduction. 1. Mawangdui medical manuscripts 2. Medicine, medical literature, medical men 3. Medical ideas and practices 4. Macrobiotic hygiene 5. Magic. Pt. 2. Translation: Introduction. 1. MSI: A, Zubi shiyi mai jiujing (Cauterization canon of the eleven vessls of the foot and forearm); B, Yin Yang shiyi mai jiujing jiaben (Cauterization canon of the eleven Yin and Yang vessels, ed. A); C, Maifa (Model of the vessels); D, Yin Yang mai sihou (Death signs of the Yin and Yang vessels); E, Wushier bingfang (Recipes for fifty-two ailments) 2. MSII: A, Quegu shiqi (Eliminating grain and eating vapor); C, Daoyin tu (Drawings of guiding and pulling) 3. MSIII: Yangsheng fang (Recipes for nurturing life) 4. MSIV: Zaliao fang (Recipes for various cures) 5. MSV: Taichan shu (Book of the generation of the fetus) 6. MSVI: A, Shiwen (Ten questions); B, He Yin Yang (Conjoining Yin and Yang) 7. MSVII: AA, Zajin fang (Recipes for various charms); B, Tianxia zhidao tan (Discussion of the culminant way in underheaven). Appendix 1: Transcription of MSI.B, MSI.C, and MSI.D. Appendix 2: Revisions to the transcription of graphs in MWD, vol. 4. Hanweights and measures. Bibliography. Index of materia medica. Index of physiological terms. Index of aliments. General Index
