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Traditional Sources: Eastern Medicine

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The Ayurveda Collection

The Ayurveda collection is a representation of seminal and origin texts with importance to contemporary Ayurvedic practice. Materia Medica titles typically include an alphabetical list of substances used in medicinal approaches. 

The Ayurveda Collection

Bhishagratna, K. L. K. (1907).  An English translation of the Sushruta samhita, based on original Sanskrit text. With a full and comprehensive introduction, translation of different readings, notes, comperative views, index, glossary and plates. https://archive.org/details/englishtranslati01susruoft/page/n33/mode/2up

An English translation of the Sushruta samhita, based on original Sanskrit text.

Dash, V. B. & Kashyap, V. L. (1980). Materia medica of ayurveda: Based on ayurveda saukhyam of Torarananda. https://archive.org/details/MateriaMedicaOfAyurveda/mode/2up (Original work published ca. 1500).

Materia medica of ayurveda

Khan, M. S. (1833). The Taleef Shereef; Or Indian materia medica.  (G. Playfair, Trans.). https://www.gutenberg.org/files/53755/53755-h/53755-h.htm

The Taleef Shereef; Or Indian materia medica.

The Chinese Medicine Collection

The Chinese Medicine collection is a representation of seminal and origin texts with importance to contemporary Chinese medicine practice. The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica (Shennong, ca. 220/1998) and The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine (2600 B.C.E./2002) are widely credited as being the seminal texts of Chinese medical practice, and were passed down through oral traditions for centuries before being published as written work. The link to 'more classic texts in the catalogue' is a curated book list of items available for loan from our campus libraries. The items with a gold star are popular resources.

The Traditional Chinese Medicine eBook Collection

Nan Jing: the classic of difficult issues: With commentaries of Chinese and Japanese authors from the third through the twentieth century (2nd ed.)

The divine farmer’s material medica: A translation of the shen nong ben cao jing

Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)

Huang Di nei jing ling shu : The ancient classic on needle therapy

The science of oriental medicine

Extra Treatises Based on Investigation and Inquiry

Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen

Master Hua's Classic of the Central Viscera

Gold mirrors and tongue reflections

The Traditional Chinese Medicine Print Book Collection

In the footsteps of the Yellow Emperor

In the footsteps of the Yellow Emperor

Ling Shu or the spiritual pivot

Shang Han Lun

The Yellow Emperor's classic of internal medicine

The Yellow Emperor's classic of medicine: A new translation of the Neijing Suwen with commentary

Li Shi-zhen's pulse studies: An illustrated guide 

 

Huang Ti nei ching su wen: The Yellow Emperor's classic of internal medicine

Treatise on febrile diseases caused by cold (Shanghan Lun)

The classic of difficulties

The pulse classic

Ayurveda Collection Reference List

Chinese Medicine Collection Reference List