AN Introduction to Sasang Constitutional Medicine

Contents Translator's Foreword / iii Preface / v Preface to the English Translation / ix Editor's Preface / xi Part I. Achieving Health through Knowledge of Your Constitution Chapter 1. Achieving Health through Knowledge of Your Constitution 1. Yang Kuei-fei and Cleopatra…4 2. It's Your Fault…8 3. The Story of Pork and Chicken…11 4. The Story of Ginseng & Deer Horn…12 5. Those with Upper Body Problems and Those with Lower Body Problems…15 6. Will a Physically Weak Person Have Longevity?…17 Chapter 2. Methods of Differentiating Sasang Constitutions 1. The Three Indexes of Distinguishing Constitutions…21 2. The Characteristics of Physical Appearance Reflecting Each Constitution…23 3. The Mental Characteristics Reflecting Each Constitution…26 4. The Disease Syndromes Reflecting Each Constitution…33 5. Differentiation between Soeumins and Tae-eumins Must Be Made Carefully…38 Chapter 3. Daily Health Maintenance Using Sasang Constitutional Theory 1. Beneficial or Harmful Foods…54 2. Teas…59 3. Constitutions and Diseases…61 4. Herbal Medicines and Tonics…68 5. Preserving Health through the Control of Emotions…71 6. Enjoying Longevity by Overcoming the Vices of Temperament…74 7. Appropriate Exercises…78 8. Talents, Aptitudes, and the Selection of a Profession…82 9. Selecting a Partner…86 Part II. Understanding Sasang Constitutional Medicine Chapter 4. Understanding Sasang Constitutional Medicine 1. What Is Constitutional Medicine?…93 2. Origin and Birth of Sasang Constitutional Medicine…97 3. Sasang Philosophy and Sasang Constitutional Medicine…101 4. The Basic Principles of Sasang Constitutional Medicine: The Differences between the Five Elements and Four Burners…106 5. The Constitutions Do Not Change Over Time…111 6. Differentiating Methods of Sasang Constitutions…112 7. The Mental Nature of Sasang Constitution…117 8. Healthy Conditions and Constitutional Disease Syndromes of Each Constitution…122 9. Daily Wisdom to Achieve Health and Longevity…130 Chapter 5. Teachings on Health Cultivation by Dr. Lee Je-ma 1. A Discourse on General Health Maintenance…138 2. A Discourse on Nature and Order…143 3. A Discourse on the Four Principles…149 4. A Discourse on Five Blessings…152 5. A Discourse on Knowledge and Conduct…155 Appendix 1: Theories of Constitutional Disease Syndromes…159 Appendix 2: The Sasang System of Dr. Lee Je-ma…171 Appendix 3: Fundamental Concepts of Sasang Constitutional Medicine…202 Appendix 4: Constitutional Disease Syndromes and Herbal Formulas…214 Glossary…229 Index…239 About the Author and Translators…245

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