Plain Questions
Also known as: Basic Questions
素問
Author: anonymous
Year: before Han
Country: China
Suwen (Plain Questions) is written in in the form of a discourse between the mythical Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) and six ministers. The text contains physiology, pathology, meridians, pulse diagnosis, acupuncture and moxibustion techniques. In addition, it describes the concept of yin-yang and five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water).