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Item No: BK08065
Title: Chinese Medicine from the Classics: The Eight Extraordinary Meridians
Author: LARRE Claude & ROCHAT DE LA VALLE Elisabeth
Publisher: Monkey Press,v1997 1st Edition
Language: English, 210 x 145mm, 256pp
ISBN: 9781872468136
Book Description
This book presents a detailed examination of the eight extraordinary meridians from the texts of the Neijing, the Nanjing and their commentaries. The first section provides an overview of the eight as revealing the basic interaction of yin and yang within the body, providing the foundation for the movement of qi and the underlying framework for the main meridian system. There follows an in-depth description of the du mai, the governor vessel, with a study of the point names as a key to its functions. With the subsequent presentation of the ren mai, chong mai and dai mai we build up a simple structural picture of the body which is further elaborated in the presentations of the qiao and wei mai. Each Chinese meridian name is discussed, looking at the etymology and nuances of meaning, to give fresh insight into the function of these eight extraordinary meridians. Classical descriptions of points and pathways are explored in depth. An index of Chinese characters and main concepts is included.
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