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Woodblock illustration from a work on 'Chinese' medicine by the 18th century Japanese physician Hara Masakatsu, published in 1807 (4th year of the Bunkwa era). The technique for locating Mr Cui's Four-Flower Points (Cui Shi sihua xue) is first recorded inWaitai miyao, (Arcane Essentials from the Imperial Library) by the Tang author Wang Tao. It subsequently figures in many medical works, however there are numerous discrepancies in the method of measurement.Jingxue huijie(Collected Notes on the Points and Channels) contains a particularly clear and simple explanation, enabling one to locate the six points with accuracy. Moxibustion of the Four-Flower Points (sihua xue) is used to treatlaozhai(tuberculosis and similar conditions), coughs, asthma,xuruo leishou(weakness and wasting), etc.See also Image no. L003789. Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0037990 Acu-moxa chart: Diagram for locating the Four-Flower Po |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0037990 Acu-moxa chart: Diagram for locating the Four-Flower Points |
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Image title | L0037990 Acu-moxa chart: Diagram for locating the Four-Flower Points
Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Woodblock illustration from a work on 'Chinese' medicine by the 18th century Japanese physician Hara Masakatsu, published in 1807 (4th year of the Bunkwa era). The technique for locating Mr Cui's Four-Flower Points (Cui Shi sihua xue) is first recorded in Waitai miyao, (Arcane Essentials from the Imperial Library) by the Tang author Wang Tao. It subsequently figures in many medical works, however there are numerous discrepancies in the method of measurement. Jingxue huijie (Collected Notes on the Points and Channels) contains a particularly clear and simple explanation, enabling one to locate the six points with accuracy. Moxibustion of the Four-Flower Points (sihua xue) is used to treat laozhai (tuberculosis and similar conditions), coughs, asthma, xuruo leishou (weakness and wasting), etc. See also Image no. L003789. Woodcut Library of Zhongguo zhongyi yanjiu yuan (China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine) Jingxue huijie (Collected Notes on the Points and Channels) Hara Masakatsu (Japanese physician, 18th Century) Published: 1807 Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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