Acupuncture chart, large intestine channel of hand yangming

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Acupuncture chart, large intestine channel of hand yangming. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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From an edition published in 1537 (16th year of the Jiajing reign period of the Ming dynasty). The large intestine channel of hand yangming originates at shangyang (Shang Yang) and terminates at yingxiang (Welcome Fragrance). There are 20 acu-moxa locations on this channel, i.e. 40 in total on both sides of the body. In order, they are: Shangyang (Shang Yang); er jian (Second Belt); san jian (Third Belt); hegu (Joining the Valley); yangxi (Yang Stream) (not indicated here); pianli (Veering Passage); wenliu (Warm Flow); xialian (Lower Edge); shanglian (Upper Edge); sanli (Three Miles); quchi (Pool at the Crook); zhouliao (Elbow Crevice); wu li (Five Miles); binao (Upper Arm); jianyu (Collar Bone); jugu (Great Bone); tianding (Celestial Tripod); futu (Support the Prominence); heliao; yingxiang (Welcome Fragrance).

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Picture title: Illustration of the large intestine channel of hand yangming. Other lettering -- acu-moxa locations: Shangyang (Shang Yang); er jian (Second Belt); san jian (Third Belt); hegu (Joining the Valley); pianli (Veering Passage); wenliu (Warm Flow); xialian (Lower Edge); shanglian (Upper Edge); sanli (Three Miles); quchi (Pool at the Crook); zhouliao (Elbow Crevice); wu li (Five Miles); binao (Upper Arm); jianyu (Collar Bone); jugu (Great Bone); tianding (Celestial Tripod); futu (Support the Prominence); heliao (Grain Crevice); yingxiang (Welcome Fragrance).

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