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17th C Chinese acupuncture chart, lung channel of hand taiyin
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17th C Chinese acupuncture chart, lung channel of hand taiyin
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17th century Chinese woodblock illustration showing the course of the lung channel of hand taiyin, with the acu-moxa locations marked and labelled.

The lung channel of handtaiyinis one of the Twelve Channels. It originates at thezhongfu(Middle Palace) point and terminates at theshaoshang(Lesser Shang) points. There are approximately 22 acupoints on this channel, includingzhongfu(Middle Palace),yunmen(Cloud Portal),tianfu(Palace of Heaven),xiabai(Clasping the White),chize(Foot Marsh),kongzui(Utmost Opening),lieque(Break in the Sequence),jingqu(Channel Ditch),taiyuan(Great Abyss),yuji(Fish Border) andshaoshang(Lesser Shang). These points are mainly used in the treatment of pulmonary complaints such as coughs and asthma, soreness and inflammation of the throat, cold pain in the shoulders and back and pain in the inner and frontal parts of the hand and arm.

See also Image L0037869.

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Keywords: Acupuncture chart; Acupuncture Therapy; Moxibustion; Acu-moxa; Acupuncture Points; Lung
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  • Library reference: External Reference Chou 41/1624 Ma 19, External Reference Wang Shumin 19 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0034710
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