SCHOLARLY RESOURCES

These scholarly resources are intended for professionals.

• Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine, Nigel Wiseman & Feng Ye, Paradigm Publications
Combines the features of a clinical manual with those of a dictionary, going beyond the definition of terms. This dictionary provides a wealth of useful information in its language, providing direct insight into the medicine itself. This is a practitioner's textbook.

• Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine, Nigel Wiseman, Andrew Ellis, Paradigm Publications. English translations of traditional Chinese medical texts. Very clear and thorough presentation on the fundamentals of Chinese Medicine.

• Shang Han Lun (On Cold Damage), Translation & Commentaries by Zhongjing Zhang, translated by Craig Mitchell, Feng Ye, Nigel Wiseman. Paradigm Publications. The Shang Han Lun has been a primary treatment theory and practice source for nearly two millenia.

• The Clinical Application of Shang Han Lun Formulas by Dr. Chen Rui-chun, PMPH. Presents nearly 50 classical formulas with an abundance of case studies from the wealth of the late Dr. Chen Rui-chun's 40 years of clinical experience. Also of great interest are the author's informal essays on diverse medical issues, which explain new applications for many of these classical formulas. Available from Dao Earth Traditions Collection Publications >>

• Understanding Jin Gui Yao Lue: A Practical Textbook (Essentials of the Golden Cabinet) by Dr. Sung, Yuk-ming, published by PMPH. This is a practical textbook written for English-speaking students and practitioners wishing to gain access to and an understanding of Zhang Zhong-Jing's classical work, the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet. Available from Dao Earth Traditions Collection Publications >>

• Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen: Nature, Knowledge, Imagery in an Ancient Chinese Medical Text by Paul U. Unschuld, University of California Press. Known in English as the Yellow Emperor's Internal Medicine Canon--Simple Questions, this publication is a seminal text of ancient Chinese medicine. Also available as an E-book.

• A Qin Bowei Anthology, translated by Charles Chace, Paradigm Press. Qin Bowei was one of the most respected physicians of twentieth-century China. This anthology is a uniquely valuable collection of Qin Bowei's clinical essays, making the clinical experience, observations, and logic of one of modern China's most often-studied clinicians available to Western readers.

• Qin Bo-Wei's 56 Treatment Methods: Writing Precise Prescriptions, by Wu Bo-Ping, translated, compiled and edited by Jason Blalack. Translated and presented to a Western audience for the first time, Qin's original work is enriched by Dr. Wu's extensive commentary, which transforms it into a hands-on guide on how to effectively practice herbal medicine.

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