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Chinese woodcut: Shingles and other itchy rashes
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Chinese woodcut: Shingles and other itchy rashes
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Woodcut from the anonymous medical textZhenzang waike tu(Illustrated Bedside Book of External Medicine), published in 1767 (32nd year of the Qianlong reign period of the Qing dynasty). The illustration shows the disease location forhuoyun(deadly burning),chanyao(waist girdle, shingles),shuiliu magen(floating hemproot?),jiexuan(scabies, mange).Chanyao(waist girdle), also known aschanyao huodan(waist encircling red fire) is equivalent to herpes zoster.Jiexuan, orjiechuangrefers to scabies.Huoyunrefers to conditions, possibly including urticaria, which begin with reddening of the skin, developing into a raised, spreading rash.Shuiliu magenhas not been identified.

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  • Library reference: External Reference Wei 51/1767, Ma 437, External Reference Wang Shumin 437 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0038805
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