This contemporary textbook discusses the pathomechanisms and associated formulas for more than forty internal diseases. Each chapter provides the clearest translation to date of the most essential statements followed by representative case studies and analyses. Students can formulate and assess treatments by using the Clinical Strategies presented in this text.

The core text of the Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet (Jīn Guì Yào Lüè) has been praised by Chinese physicians as "the book that saves lives" and "the ancestor of all formula books".

Features:

" Exceptional translations - organized for understanding and application

" Classical formulas explained - for over forty internal diseases

" Representative case studies - with proven clinical strategies