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Introduction, 1

I. General Studies, 5
General studies of Waidan alchemy, 5
General studies of Neidan alchemy, 14
Surveys of studies, 19

II. Studies of Alchemical Texts and Authors, 20
Dating of texts and surveys of the alchemical literature, 20
The Huangdi jiuding shendan jing and its commentary, 20
Sanshiliu shuifa, 21
Ge Hong (283–343) and his Baopu zi neipian, 21
Tao Hongjing (456–536), 23
Lü Dongbin, 23
Taixi jing, 24
The Yinfu jing and its commentaries, 24
Wei Boyang, the Zhouyi cantong qi and its commentaries, 26
Zhang Boduan, his Wuzhen pian and other attributed works, and their commentaries, 27
Zhang Sanfeng (early 14th century), 29
Lin Zhaoen (1517–98), 29
Lu Xixing (16th century), 30
Taiyi jinhua zongzhi and Huiming jing, 30
Liu Yiming (18th century), 32
Zhao Bichen (1860–?), 32
Other Waidan texts and authors, 32
Other Neidan texts and authors, 34

III. Studies of Specific Features, 37
Elixir ingredients, 37
Chemical, pharmacological, and medical features, 38
Laboratory equipment, 39
Alchemy and literature, 40
Chinese and other alchemical traditions, 41

Addenda, 43