C19 Chinese MS moxibustion point chart: Cervix point

Acu-moxa point chart, showing the cervix (zihu, lit. Child Door) point, from Chuanwu lingji lu (Record of Sovereign Teachings), by Zhang Youheng, a treatise on acu-moxa in two volumes. This work survives only in a manuscript draft, completed in 1869 (8th year of the Tongzhi reign period of the Qing dynasty). It is illustrated with 84 charts, finely executed in colour.

The text states: The cervix point is located 2 cun (1 cun [Chinese/proportional inch] = c. 3 cm) to the right of the guanyuan (Pass to the Origin) point, i.e. 3 cun below the navel and 2 cun to the right. Needled vertically to a depth of 1 cun, it can be used to treat retained placenta and intrauterine death.

Title: Cervix (zihu, lit. Child Door) Point Chart. Caption: Guanyuan (Pass to the Origin); zihu