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Anatomy of the gall bladder in ancient Chinese medicine
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Anatomy of the gall bladder in ancient Chinese medicine
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Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1537 (16th year of Jiajing reign period of Ming dynasty). The gall bladder is one of the sixfuviscera. Collected Gems of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Vol. 2 states: 'The gall bladder weighs 3liang(Chinese oz., c. 50 gr) 3zhu(1zhu= 1/24liang), and measures 3cun(Chinese inches) in length. It is located under the smaller lobe of the liver. It contains 3ge(1ge= c. 1 decilitre) of refined juice' (jingzhi, i.e. bile)'.

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Keywords: Anatomy; Gall bladder; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Ming period (1368-1644); Ming Dynasty
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  • Library reference: External Reference Yin 11/1529 Ma 84, External Reference Wang Shumin 84 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
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