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Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis, Volume 2

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I am in the last year of my 4-year TCM School. I found this book to be very helpful in clearly illustrating in color pictures, simple explanations and clear diagrams what I other books talk about only theoretically.
The book is organized by dedicating a chapter for each Zhang organ. In each case a very clear color picture of the tongue is displayed together with the tongue diagnosis. I usually tried to diagnose the tongue myself and then compare my diagnosis with the book diagnosis.
The details of the case are then presented together with a flow diagram explaining how the different patterns interact with each other. A very detailed explanation is provided with references to other TCM sources. The case is concluded with treatment principle, point selection and herbal formulas. Sometime the author seems to know exactly why are the reasons for each of the symptoms presented. This seems to me a bit exaggerated but still interesting.
I haven't encountered a TCM book with such a clear presentation. A joy to read!