Acu-moxa chart: ophthalmology, Chinese MS

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In this drawing, we see a male patient who is dependent on a little boy to guide him, having lost his sight due to internal ophthalmopathy (yanjing neizhang). The acupoints generally used to treat this condition are marked on his head, shoulder, hand, arm and leg. Yanjing neizhang is a Chinese medical term referring to various disorders involving the pupil and internal structures of the eye. It is treated with herbal drugs, often in conjunction with acupuncture and moxibustion.

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Picture title: Jing neizhang (internal ophthalmopathy). Other lettering (acu-moxa locations): Jingming (Eye Bright); linqi (Close to Tears); taiyang (Great Yang); fengchi (Wind Pool); tianfu (Celestial Palace); hegu (Joining the Valley); guangming (Bright Light)

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