Gynaecological acu-moxa: absence of lactation

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Gynaecological acu-moxa: absence of lactation. 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), showing the acu-moxa locations generally used to treat absence of lactation (wuru) (see 'Lettering').

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Picture title: Absence of lactation in women. Other lettering (point names): Hegu (Joining the Valley); shaoze (Lesser Marsh)

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