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Acu-moxa chart: Renmai (Director Vessel), Chinese MS, Qing
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Acu-moxa chart: Renmai (Director Vessel), Chinese MS, Qing
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Line drawing in ink and brush style from an anonymous manuscript probably dating from the end of the Qing period (1644-1911).Renmai(the Director Vessel, often translated as Conception Vessel) is one of the Eight Extraordinary Channels (Qi jing ba mai). It originates at thehuiyinpoint in the perineum,and terminates at thechengjiang(Receiving Fluids) point on the lower lip. Acu-moxa locations on this channel includehuiyin(Convergence of Yin),qugu(Curved Bone),zhongji(Middle Pole),guanyuan(Pass to the Origin),shimen(Stone Portal),qihai(Sea of Qi),yinjiao(Yin Intersection),shuifen(Watershed),xiawan(Lower Cavity),jianli(Strengthen the Interior),zhongwan(Middle Cavity),shangwan(Upper Cavity),juque(Great Watchtower),jiuwei(Turtledove Tail),zhongting(Central Courtyard),danzhong(Chest Centre),yutang(Jade Hall) andchengjiang(Receiving Fluids). According to current teaching, pathological changes in this channel cause hernias in men, gynaecological disorders in women, swellings in the abdomen (fuzhong jiekuai), etc.

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Keywords: Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Meridians; Acu-moxa; Channels; Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture
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  • Library reference: External Reference Yin 53/1917 fu, Ma 221, External Reference Wang Shumin 221 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0037961
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