The Yellow Emperor's Classic: Grand Basis (Huangdi Neijing Taisu), Vol 1

Previously, this volume was hand-copied and printed. The editor then consulted other versions, meticulously extracting the essence original: 鉤玄 (gouxuan); literally "hooking the mysterious," meaning to delve into a complex text to pull out its most profound meanings., analyzing the similarities and differences, and correcting errors.

For those passages that he still did not fully understand, he noted the gaps and offered his own interpretations to clarify them. He exhausted several years of effort before the work was finally complete; he can truly be called diligent!

Once this book is in circulation, it will both awaken original: 鍼起 (zhenqi); literally "to stimulate with a needle." This is a medical pun suggesting that the book itself acts like an acupuncture needle to "cure" the ignorance of unskilled doctors. common practitioners original: 俗工 (sugong); refers to mediocre physicians who practice by rote or tradition without understanding the classical principles of medicine., allowing them to progress and seek the profound medical wisdom of the ancients, and spread these teachings throughout your country Refers to Japan. During the 19th century, many ancient Chinese medical texts that had been lost in China were found preserved in Japanese libraries and were subsequently edited and reprinted.. It will show those overseas that our nation Refers to China, the source of the original medical tradition. [possesses such deep heritage].