There is currently no detailed and comprehensive source of direct information from Chinese sources on the full scope of Traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis. This meticulous translation offers, for the first time in English, an authoritative and detailedcompilation of the principles and practice of TCM diagnostic methods and approaches. This translation has been carefully prepared and polished by translators in both China and the west, and has been edited thoroughly to maximize its accessibility by Western practitioners.

Provides a single source for the widest variety of applied approaches and methods to come out in one volume on the topic of diagnosis

Covers commonly seen clinical symptoms in separate chapters, detailing possible approaches to diagnosis and lines of exploration