Gynaecological acu-moxa: metrorrhagia and metrostaxis

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Gynaecological acu-moxa: metrorrhagia and metrostaxis. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1591 (19th year of the Wanli reign period of the Ming dynasty). A woman is depicted seated at a table, grimacing in distress. The picture is headed 'Metrorrhagia and metrostaxis' (xuebeng louxia), but no acu-moxa locations are indicated.

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Picture title: Metrorrhagia and metrostaxis

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