Extra treatises based on investigation & inquiry : a translation of Zhu Dan-xi's Ge zhi yu lun

This book is a collection of medical essays by the great Jin/Yuan dynasty master Zhu Dan-xi. Zhu was one of the four great masters of internal medicine of his time and his theories have indelibly shaped the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine up to the present day. In these essays, Zhu discusses his theories on the role of diet, sex, and lifestyle in disease causation and prevention. Extra Treatises Based on Investigation & Inquiry Editor's Preface Zhu Dan-xi's Preface Table of Contents Prologue to Admonitions on Food & Drink and Sexual Desire Admonitions on Food & Drink Admonitions on Sexual Desire Treatise on Yang Being Superabundant and Yin Being Insufficient Treatise on the Necessity of Tracing the Root in the Treatment of Disease Treatise on the Choppy Pulse Treatise on Nurturing the Aged Treatise on Being Tender Toward the Young Treatise on Yin Hidden Internally in the Summer Months Treatise on Master Chen's Formulary for Pox Sores Treatise on Painful Wind Treatise on Quartan Ague Treatise on Not Attacking Those with Damaged Stomach Qi in Spite of Replete Disease Evil Treatise on Observing the Form & Colors Before Examining the Pulse & Inquiring into Signs in the Tre... Treatise on Not Abiding by Prohibitions & Commandments in Great (i.e., Serious) Disease Treatise on Vacuity Disease & Phlegm Disease Resembling Ghost Possession Treatise on the Face & Nose Blackened Once Exposed to Cold Treatise on Spontaneous Dropping of the Fetus (i.e., Miscarriage) Treatise on Difficult Delivery Treatise on Dribbling (Urination) Due to the Bladder Having Been Damaged During Difficult Delivery Treatise on Deviated Uterus Disease in Pregnant Women Treatise on Hardness of the Breasts Treatise on Gestation Treatise on the Ren Ying & Qi Kou Treatise on Spring Diffusion Treatise on Mellow Wine Being Fit to Drink Cold Treatise on the Necessity of Differentiating Yong & Ju in Accordance with Channels & Connecting Vess... Treatise on Pi Yue Wan (Spleen Constraint Pills)58 Treatise on Drum Distention Treatise on Shan Qi65 Treatise on Qin Gui Wan (Gentiana & Cinnamon Pills)67 Treatise on Aversion to Cold Being Non-Cold Disease and Aversion to Heat Being Non-Heat Disease Treatise on Purplish or Black Menstrual Flow Treatise on Gypsum Treatise on Disease Necessarily Advancing in Case of a Large Pulse An Analysis of Paragraphs and Sentences Concerning Disease Causes in the Sheng Qi Tong Tian Lun ("T... Treatise on Emptying the Granary Treatise on Ministerial Fire Treatise on a Large Left (Pulse) Being Favorable for the Male & a Large Right (Pulse) Being Favorabl... Treatise on Eating Bland (Food) Treatise on Counterflow Swallowing (i.e., Hiccough) Treatise on (the Art of) Inside the Chamber Supplementation & Boosting The Theory of Heavenly Qi Pertaining to Metal Commentary Treatise on Zhang Zi-he's Attacking (Method) Index A B C D E F G H I J L M N O, P Q R S T U, V W X Y Z