Anatomy of the kidney in ancient Chinese medicine, woodcut

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Anatomy of the kidney in ancient Chinese medicine, woodcut. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1537 (16th year of Jiajing reign period of Ming dynasty). The kidneys belong to the five zang viscera. Zhenjiu juying, Vol. 1 states: 'There are two kidneys. They weigh 1 jin (Chinese lb, c. 500 gr.) 1 liang (Chinese oz., c. 50 gr). They resemble stones and are located adjacent to the 14th vertebra in the back, below the stomach, on both sides.'

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Picture title: Shenzang (The kidney, a zang organ). Other lettering: Shen (kidney)

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