Early Chinese Medical Literature (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

The seven medical manuscripts from Mawangdui tomb three unearthed in 1973 represent the richest cache of ancient medical manuscripts ever found in China. These manuscripts which comprise this book reveal for the first time the breadth of medical knowledge in third and early second century B.C. China. Included are discussions of physiological theories and pathology, recipe manuals for the treatment of ailments and for the practice of macrobiotic hygiene, sexual treatises, and illustrations of hygienic exercises.

General

Imprint:	Kegan Paul
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Donald Harper
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	562
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7103-0582-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine
LSN:	0-7103-0582-6
Barcode:	9780710305824

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