Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis (2nd Edition) by Barbara Kirschbaum


Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis (2nd Edition)
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Tongue diagnosis is a vital instrument used in Chinese medicine both to assess the current health of a patient and to provide a basis for prognosis. It also informs the practitioner about the underlying strength or weakness of the patient s constitution. This new edition of Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis contains over two hundred color photographs of tongues seen in a Western clinic. The photos provide a graphic representation of a wide variety of common disorders. Each photograph is accompanied by a description of the significant features of the tongue, the corresponding Chinese diagnosis for each feature, accompanying symptoms, Western diagnosis, and pertinent background information. The sequence of the photos within a chapter shows the increasing degree of imbalance among the body s energies. The presentation of the tongues is organized according to the nature of the underlying organ disharmony: Lungs, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Heart, Liver. Other chapters focus on particular aspects of the tongue such as pale tongues, cracked tongues, special coatings, as well as those associated with heat disorders and blood stasis. A final chapter surveys several cases that reflect how the tongue changed over the course of treatment, with before and after photographs. This systematic presentation provides the student and practitioner with a much deeper understanding of the methodology of tongue diagnosis in Chinese medicine. This new second edition of the Atlas combines and reconfigures the content of the two volumes in the original edition into one new, integrated volume. The new edition retains most of the photos from the first volume and a number of case histories from the second. A few new photos that are particularly good examples of specific tongue colors or other signs have also been added. At the same time, some of the photos and case histories in the original volumes have been discarded to enhance the readability of the book and thus make it useful as a single volume reference work. An extensive and detailed index provides access to virtually every aspect of the hundreds of tongues presented in this atlas, and their interrelationships.

Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis (2nd Edition) Reviews

  • Yumiko Teh

    Brand new goods as indicated :))

  • oaf

    Now I have 3 texts. I like all of them and I find them all useful because they all have a little different information and to have the variety is helpful.

  • vsw

    as a current student of Classical Chinese Medicine, tongue diagnosis is very important. I have six different tongue books. This is the best, hands down. Probably the only one you need.

  • R. Klorman

    The best book on Tongue diagnosis written in English that I have seen. This book has become an indispensable resource for in my clinical practice.

  • C2

    I like the fact that there are so many pictures and explanations of the various tongue types in this book. It is one I will use again and again.

  • david york

    this book is great but not for the novice in chinese medicine , this book is for the student going to school or an office text book.

  • goodreads Customer

    Excellent book!

  • goodreads Customer

    Great pictures and info!! Thank you for sending it promptly.😀