Acupuncture chart, stomach channel of foot yangming, Chinese

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From an edition published in 1537 (16th year of the Jiajing reign period of the Ming dynasty). The stomach channel of foot yangming is one of the twelve channels jingmai. It originates at touwei (Head's Binding) and terminates at lidui (Sharp Opening). There are 45 acu-moxa locations on this channel on either side of the body, i.e. 90 in total. In order, these are: touwei (Head's Binding); xiaguan (Lower Pass); jiache (Jawbone); chengqi (Receiving Tears); sibai (Four Whites); juliao (Stationary Crevice); dicang (Earth Granary); daying (Great Welcome); renying (Human Welcome); shuitu (Water Prominence); qishe (Abode of Qi); quepen (Broken Basin); qihu (Qi Door); kufang (Granary); wuyi (Room Screen); xiongchuang (variant of yingchuang - Chest Window); ruzhong (Middle of the Breast); rugen (Root of the Breast); burong (Not Contained); chengman (Receiving Fullness); liangmen (Beam Portal); guanmen (Pass Portal); taiyi (Great One); huaroumen (Slippery Flesh Portal); tianshu (Celestial Pivot); wailing (Outer Mound); daju (Great Magnitude); shuidao (Water Passage); guilai (Return); qichong (Rushing of Qi); biguan (Thigh Pass); futu (Crouching Rabbit); yinshi (Yin Market); liangqu (Ridge Mound); dubi (Calf's Nose); sanli (Three Miles); shangjuxu (Upper Great Void); tiaokou (Lines Opening); xiajuxu (Lower Great Void); fenglong (Abundant Bulge); jiexi (Unleashed Stream); chongyang (Rushing Yang); xiangu (Sunken Valley); neiting (Inner Courtyard); and lidui (Sharp Opening.

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Picture title: The stomach channel of foot yangming. Other lettering -- names of acu-moxa locations: Touwei (Head's Binding); xiaguan (Lower Pass); jiache (Jawbone) chengqi (Receiving Tears); sibai (Four Whites); juliao (Stationary Crevice); dicang (Earth Granary); daying (Great Welcome); renying (Human Welcome); shuitu (Water Prominence); qishe (Abode of Qi); quepen (Broken Basin); qihu (Qi Door); kufang (Granary); wuyi (Room Screen); xiongchuang (variant of yingchuang - Chest Window); ruzhong (Middle of the Breast); rugen (Root of the Breast); burong (Not Contained); chengman (Receiving Fullness); liangmen (Beam Portal); guanmen (Pass Portal); taiyi (Great One); huaroumen (Slippery Flesh Portal); tianshu (Celestial Pivot); wailing (Outer Mound); daju (Great Magnitude); shuidao (Water Passage); guilai (Return); qichong (Rushing of Qi); biguan (Thigh Pass); futu (Crouching Rabbit); yinshi (Yin Market); liangqu (Ridge Mound); dubi (Calf's Nose); sanli (Three Miles); shangjuxu (Upper Great Void); tiaokou (Lines Opening); xiajuxu (Lower Great Void); fenglong (Abundant Bulge); jiexi (Unleashed Stream); chongyang (Rushing Yang); xiangu (Sunken Valley); neiting (Inner Courtyard); lidui (Sharp Opening).

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