The collection features songs and rhymes created by Chinese acupuncturists, compiled by physician Yang Jizhou in 1601. Serving both as educational tools and poetic expressions of acupuncture, these odes provide valuable historical insights and practical treatment indications, highlighting the artistry and depth of this ancient practice.
The Secret of Everlasting Life is the first translation from the Chinese of the second-century Can Dong Qi. This ancient work, the earliest known text on transformation and immortality, echoes the wisdom and poetry of the Tao Te Ching and I Ching. This translation reveals the meditation methods practised for thousands of years by Taoist sages.
This translation of the key texts from the Huangdi Neijing, the ancient definitive textbook on Chinese medicine, selects the essential passages of vital importance to students and practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine today. Bertschinger's commentary reveals the meaning of these difficult to interpret texts.