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C19 Chinese MS moxibustion point chart: Quchi
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C19 Chinese MS moxibustion point chart: Quchi
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Acu-moxa point chart, showing thequchi(Pool at the Crook) point, fromChuanwu lingji lu(Record of Sovereign Teachings), by Zhang Youheng, a treatise on acu-moxa in two volumes. This work survives only in a manuscript draft, completed in 1869 (8th year of the Tongzhi reign period of the Qing dynasty). It is illustrated with 84 charts, finely executed in colour.The text states: Thequchipoint is found in the depression at the end of the cubital crease. It is located with the elbow flexed. It can be needled to a depth of 7fen(1fen[0.1cun/Chinese proportional inch] = c. 0.3 cm), and moxibusted with three moxa cones. It is indicated for pain in the elbow and upper arm; one-sided paralysis after stroke; hemiplegia; paralysis of the upper limbs such that the patient is unable to raise the hands; inflammation of the throat (houbi) with wheezing and laboured breath; cold damage with unremitting shivering and fever; dry skin; tinea (fengxuan) and scabies (jielai), etc.Painting on bamboo paper. 14.5 cm high x 9 cm wide.
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Keywords: Acu-moxa, Chinese Medicine, TCM, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Moxibustion, Acupuncture Points
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  • Library reference: External Reference Wang Shumin II 191, External Reference Yin 41/1869 Qiu 191 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0039490
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