Mid C20 Chinese medical illustration in trad. style: Smallpox

Youke san zhong (Three Books of Paediatrics) is a mid 20th century composite edition of three classics of paediatrics: Zengbu douzhen yusui jinjing lu (The Gold And Chalcedony Mirror of Pox Diseases, Expanded Edition) by Weng Zhongren (Ming period, 1368-1644), Youke tiejing (Iron Mirror of Paediatrics) by Xia Ding (Qing period, 1644-1911), and Xiao'er tuina guangyi (Overview of Paediatric tuina Massage) by Xiong Yingxiong (Qing period). A small number of illustrations are included in a supplement.

This illustration of Scrotum (nangqiu) pox, in traditional ink and brush style, comes from The Gold And Chalcedony Mirror of Pox Diseases.

The text states: In pox, if Yin and Yang are harmonious and free, even if there is a dense rash, the situation is not hopeless. The scrotum (nangqiu) is the part of the Lower Burner where Yin and Yang meet...(?)... This condition can be treated with Agglomeration-Dispersing decoction (sanjie tang) and Poison Dissolving Elixir (huadu san).

Heading: Scrotum (nangqiu)