Fung Yu-lan, <i>A History of Chinese Philosophy</i>

366 - 372 Fung SY.pmd

The protective effects of Mucuna pruriens seed extract (MPE) against the cardio-respiratory depressant and neuromuscular paralytic effects induced by injection of Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan pit viper) venom in anaesthetized rats were investigated. While MPE pretreatment did not reverse the inhibitory effect of the venom on the gastrocnemius muscle excitability, it significantly attenuated...

Fung Lab Publications

“ Yu laid out the lands : ” georeferencing the Chinese Yujitu [ Map of the Tracks of Yu ] of 1136

In an historically contextualized overview of the earliest extant version of the Yujitu, engraved on stone under the Liu Yu regime but believed to be a copy of a Northern Song map, the paper analyzes factors that complicate its georeferencing. The paper introduces a new algorithm for nonlinear georeferencing, applying it to 45 points and finding that the placement of sites on the north-south ax...

History and Provenance of the “Chinese” Calendar in the Z?j-i ?lkh?n?

This article sheds light upon a “Chinese” calendar described in the Z?j-i ?lkh?n?. In previous studies, some characteristics of the calendar were ascribed to the “Uighurs” However, I will show that it was not originally associated with the Uighur. This “Chinese” calendar was brought to Iran by the Chinese Taoist Fu Mengchi who accompanied his ruler Hülegü. Fu Mengchi informed Nas?r al-D?n T?s? ...

A Case History of Acquired Auditory Vebral Agnos Ia

A young girl had been developing speech and language normally until abou t the age of three and a half Over a period of weeks, her communicative ability deterior ated to the point where she was simply pointing and using gestures. She was diagnosed as having suffered bilateral temporal lobe seizures. The seizure activity has been und er control since December, 1977. For the last three years, thi...