Explorations in Daoism medicine and alchemy in literature /

• Main Author: Ho, Peng Yoke, 1926-
• Other Authors: Moffett, John P. C., Sungwu, Cho.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English; Chinese; Japanese
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
• Series: Needham Research Institute series.
• Subjects: Taoism.; Alchemy > Religious aspects > Taoism.; Alchemy in literature.; Alchemy > China.; Medicine in Literature > China.; Religion and Science > China.; Religious Philosophies > China.; SCIENCE > General. > Chemistry; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary

The Daoist canon is the definitive fifteenth century compilation of texts, however many of these texts are undated and anonymous. This book brings together an extraordinary compendium of data on alchemical knowledge in China, describing the methods use.

Table of Contents:

• On the dating of Daoist alchemical texts
• Danfang jianyuan (mirror of alchemical processes
• a source book) and Danfang jingyuan (mirror of the alchemical laboratory)
• Partial restoration, collation and translation of lost alchemical texts
• General discussions.