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Huangdi Neijing: A Modern Introduction
What a two-thousand-year-old classic says about health — in plain modern language
A guided introduction to the Huangdi Neijing, the founding classic of Chinese medicine — yin and yang, qi, the five phases, and the art of living with the seasons, in plain modern English with the original Chinese lines alongside.
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