Li Dong-yuan‘s Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach

Li Dong-yuan´s Treatise on the Spleen & Stomach is one of the most important books in the history of Chinese medicine. Li lays the foundation for the elevation of the spleen and stomach as the postnatal root of qi and blood production. Since the Jin-Yuan dynasties, the spleen and kidneys have been one of the two most important organs in TCM. This is the book which established the spleens pre-eminence in both disease causation and as a focus of treatment.