Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen: An Annotated Translation of Huang Di’s Inner Classic: Basic Questions (2 volumes)

A foundation of Chinese life sciences and medicine, theHuang Di Nei Jing Su Wenis now available for the first time in a complete, fully annotated English translation. Also known asSu Wen, orThe Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic,this influential work came into being over a long period reaching from the 2nd century bce to the 8th century ce. Combining the views of different schools, it relies exclusively on natural law as conceptualized inyin/yangand Five Agents doctrines to define health and disease, and repeatedly emphasizes personal responsibility for the length and quality of one's life. This two-volume edition includes excerpts from all the major commentaries on theSu Wen, and extensive annotation drawn from hundreds of monographs and articles by Chinese and Japanese authors produced over the past 1600 years and into the twentieth century.