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This constitutes the entire Purple Cloud Press Zhang Jingyue Collection of 3 volumes at a collector’s price:
(1): Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 1-3: Eight Principles, Ten Questions, and Mingmen Theory
(2): Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 50-51 Part 1: The Eight Battle Arrays of New Formulae with Commentaries and Supplementary Cases Studies
(3) Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 50-51 Part 2: The Eight Battle Arrays of New Formulae with Commentaries and Supplementary Cases Studies
The Jingyue Quanshu 景岳全書 (Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue) is the culmination of the life work by the great Ming dynasty master, Zhang Jingyue (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.
The first book covers the first three volumes of Zhāng Jingyuè’s 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 Mìngmén 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 today’s clinical practice.
The second and third books cover the first half and second half of Zhang Jingyue’s fabled Eight Battle Arrays of New Formulae, including an overview on the eight formulary strategies and seventy-one formulae from the first four battle arrays (supplementing, harmonizing, attacking, and dispersing). In addition to Zhang Jingyue’s original writing for his formula entries, this installment further includes Zhang Jingyue’s case studies, critiques by Shanghan Lun icon Chen Xiuyuan, and supplementary commentaries from more than sixty historical writings, in order to provide the reader a wider breadth of information without being confined to the view of just one single author. These volumes have been meticulously translated and annotated with comprehensive cultural references and context.
Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 1-3 – Table of Content
Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 1-3 – Sample
Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 50-51 – Table of Contents
Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 50-51 – Sample
Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 50-51 Pt.2 – Table of Contents
Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 50-51 Pt.2 – Sample
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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. Zhang’s lucid re-evaluation of China’s complex medical tradition helped set the tone for our modern practice and, as you will see, what Zhang says resonates well with us today. Allen Tsaur’s translation style is readable, refreshing and insightful, giving us a clear sense of Zhang’s discourse as well as his critical and acerbic voice.
Charles Buck MSc. Author of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine – Roots of Modern Practice
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this translation is that Tsaur had the brilliant idea of including commentaries of later physicians, including those of the iconoclastic Chen Xiuyuan. These commentaries not only complement the translation of the main text but also give it a context and allow readers to have a more three-dimensional appreciation of this material and its place in the history of Chinese medicine.
Dan Bensky, Co-author of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica and Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies
Allen Tsaur’s translation is once again distinguished by precision and consistency, not an easy task considering the high degree of technical detail that characterize this specific part of the source text. A must-read for Chinese medicine teachers and practitioners interested in setting exacting standards for the fields of differential diagnosis and prescription science.
—Volker Scheid
Co-author of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies
and Handbook of Formulas in Chinese Medicine
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