Points for treating paralysis, Chinese woodcut

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Points for treating paralysis, Chinese woodcut. Wellcome Collection. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Chart showing the location of acu-moxa locations for the treatment of paralysis (tanhuanzheng). The relevant points are marked with circles on the side of a human figure, with labels connected to them by lines. (See 'Lettering' for list of point names).

Lettering

Picture title: Tanhuanzheng (paralytic illness). Other lettering (point names): Baihui (Hundred Meetings); fengfu (Palace of Wind); yamen (Portal of Muteness); jianyu (Collar Bone); quchi (Pool at the Crook); shou san li (Arm Three Miles); hegu (Joining the Valley); yangxi (Yang Stream); zhongzhu (Central Islet); zu san li (Leg Three Miles); fuyang (Instep Yang); kunlun (Kunlun); xingjian (Moving Between)

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