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Member's publication: Sex in the Yellow Emperor's Basic Question
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From: Jessieca Leo <jessieca.leo@gmail.com>

Sex in the Yellow Emperor's Basic Questions: Sex, Longevity, and
Medicine
in Early China by Jessieca Leo Published by Three Pines Press: ISBN
978-1-931483-18-6 Available also at AAS/ICAS (Honolulu) at the
University of
Hawai'i Press, Booth 301 at 20% Discount + Free Shipping

This work is based on the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic: Basic
Questions (*Huangdi neijing suwen*). The *Suwen* is the oldest medical
text in China, compiled around the beginning of the Common Era and it
is still highly relevant today. It studies sexuality as an aspect of
medical knowledge with particular reference to the social and literary
context of the Han period. The book begins with an overview of the
study and research of sexual culture of ancient and early China and
examines how *Suwen* theories were developed and transmitted. Then it
outlines traditional views of the reproductive process, including
concepts of sexual maturity, conception, fertility, and declining
powers. It provides detailed analyses of traditional anatomy and
ancient understanding of procreation. The book also deals with
healthcare, examining how bedchamber arts can help to prevent and cure
diseases, including but not limited to sexual maladies and the
consequences of over-indulgence. Finally, it looks at sex and health
within *Suwen* medical theories as part of an emerging new
understanding of medical theory and knowledge.

*For reviews: www.threepinespress.com*

*Contents*

1. Studying Sex in Chinese Culture

2. The Yellow Emperor's Text

3. The Longevity Connection

4. Pathological Diagnostics

5. Speaking of Sex

6. Expressions of Sexual Interaction

7. Sexual Energetics

8. Sexual Anatomy

9. Reproductive Physiology

10. Overindulgence and Intoxication

11. Sex and Health

12. Sex in the *Suwen *

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