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Acupuncture chart: side of the head, Chinese woodcut
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Acupuncture chart: side of the head, Chinese woodcut
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Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1591 (19th year of the Wanli reign period of the Ming dynasty). There are 26 acu-moxa locations on the side of the head, including both left and right:hanyan(Jaw Cover);xuanlu(Suspended Skull) (not indicated here);xuanli(Suspended Hair);tianchong(Celestial Rushing);shuaigu(Leading Valley);qubin(Curve of the Sideburns);jiaosun(Minute Angle);qiaoyin;fubai(Floating White);luxi(Skull's Rest);chimai;wangu(Mastoid Process); andyifeng(Wind Screen) -- here written asyifeng(Medicinal Wind).

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Keywords: Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Moxibustion; Ming Dynasty; Channels; Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture
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  • Library reference: External Reference Yin 11/1591, Ma 100, External Reference Wang Shumin 100 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0037840
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