Jingyu Quanshu (Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyu) is the culmination of the life work by the great Ming dynasty master, Zhang Jingyu (1563-1640 CE), an influential commentator of the Inner Canon, a vocal medical critic at his time, and a prominent figure of the Mingmen (Life Gate) School of Thought. This translation covers the first three volumes of Zhang Jingyus monumental work and provides his core doctrines and teachings, including the eight principles pattern identification, the ten diagnostic inquiries, the distinction between earlier and later heavens, and the Mingmen theory. In addition to these fundamental theories, it also presents topics such as practitioner-patient relationship, as well as his criticisms for the medical practice at his time. All of which have been highly influential to the historical development of Chinese medicine and continue to be relevant in todays clinical practice.These three volumes have been meticulously translated and annotated with comprehensive cultural references and context. This is the first instalment of Purple Cloud Press Zhang Jingyu series, which aims to bring to non-Chinese readers one of the brightest minds in the history of Chinese medicine. Here are classic writings that are essential reading for those who take Chinese medicine study seriously, namely the first chapters of the Ming dynasty classic the Jingyue Quanshu. Author Zhang Jing-yue was medically-trained in his youth but followed a career as a military general before returning to medicine in later life. Zhang advocates a systematic and penetrating style that cuts through the complexities inherent in medical practice, we can learn from source his Eight Battle Plans (eight methods of treatment), his understanding of the Eight Principles (Ba Gang) and his Ten Questions approach to asking diagnosis. Zhangs lucid re-evaluation of Chinas complex medical tradition helped set the tone for our modern practice and, as you will see, what Zhang says resonates well with us today

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