Pulse chart: Locations for palpating renying and qikou pulses

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Pulse chart: Locations for palpating renying and qikou pulses. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Chinese woodcut illustration from edition of 1616 (44th year of Wanli reign period of the Ming dynasty), showing the locations for taking the renying (Human Welcome) and qikou (Qi Opening) pulse. The former is equivalent to the left cunkou pulse, and the latter is equivalent to the right cunkou pulse, felt on the radial arteries.

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PICTURE TITLE: Illustration of the renying (Human Welcome) pulse and qikou (Qi Opening) pulse.

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