Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis
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The Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis by Barbara Kirschbaum is the hardcover reference that acupuncturists, TCM students, and holistic-health practitioners reach for when they need to confirm a pattern in clinic. Published by Eastland Press in 2000, this oversized, heavily illustrated textbook presents more than 200 high-resolution color photographs of tongues—each matched to the corresponding Chinese-medical syndrome—so readers can move beyond theory and immediately see what “scarlet tip,” “purple spots,” or “yellow sticky coating” actually look like. Because every photo is annotated with concise Western and Chinese descriptors, users can compare findings side-by-side and build diagnostic confidence fast.
What sets this copy apart is its collector-grade condition: crisp, clean pages from a smoke-free home, with no previous highlighting or shelf wear to distract during study or patient consultation. The sewn hardback binding lays flat on a desk or treatment-room counter, letting you flip quickly to the right plate while the client is still seated. Owners repeatedly praise the book’s durable construction; many working clinicians report their original Eastland Press edition has traveled daily in a practice bag for decades without pages loosening or colors fading.
Inside, Kirschbaum distills years of clinical experience into quick-access tables that cross-reference tongue signs to pulse, symptom, and syndrome, turning what used to be memorization into instant pattern recognition. Whether you are a student preparing for board exams, an herbalist refining formulas, or a Western MD curious about integrative diagnosis, this atlas compresses thousands of hours of observation into a single, browse-friendly volume. Very-good-condition copies are increasingly scarce; grabbing one now means securing a trusted chair-side companion that will survive internships, licensing tests, and years of busy practice.
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