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  • Pulse diagnosis techniques: Fuzhen and yangzhen
  • Ming Chinese wheel diagram of the channels
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: Portrait of Hua Tuo
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: Emperor Fuxi
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: Portrait of Qibo
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: Huangfu Mi
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: Wei Cizang
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: Portrait of Lei Gong
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: Chunyu Yi
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: Portrait of Ge Hong
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: Portrait of Bian Que
  • Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures: The Yellow Emperor
  • Bencao Gangmu -- C.16 Chinese materia medica, Bezoars, etc.
  • Bencao Gangmu -- Ming materia medica, Trifoliate orange, etc.
  • Bencao Gangmu -- C.16 Chinese materia medica, Snakes
  • Bencao Gangmu -- C.16 Chinese materia medica, Shellfish
  • Bencao Gangmu -- C.16 Chinese materia medica, Precious metals
  • Rock tombs at Beni Hassan, Middle Egypt date from the Middle Kingdom dynasties XI (2060-1991 BCE) and XII (1991-1782 BCE) and rank among the most important monuments of Ancient Egypt. They were built for the dignitaries of Menat-Khufu, one of the oldest place names recorded in ancient Egypt. The tomb walls are decorated with mural paintings executed on rocky walls made smooth with plaster. These paintings are radidly deteriorating and most reproductions are from paintings of the originals. A small tree full of birds is shown at the bottom left of the tomb. Egypt is on the major migratory route between Europe and Africa which accounts for a variety of birds depicted in illustrations. After slaughter, birds were plucked and either roasted to be eaten immediately, or dried, salted and pickled in large amphorae. Wildfowl such as ducks, geese and cranes were sometimes fattened for the table and occassionally force-ded with bread and sweetened mash. Ducks and geese were also kept for eggs as were pigeons and pelicans. Domestic flow (chickens) were not introduced into Egypt in any numbers until the roman period (30 BCE-CE 395).
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Red cockerel
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Dragon bone
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Damupi plant
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Oenanthe javanica
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Alpinia japonica
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Cassia blossom
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Cinnabar
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Sesame of Jinzhou
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Cardamom of Yizhou
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Cluster mallow
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Sichuan honey
  • Chinese Materia Medica illustration, Ming: Huangqin