Acupuncture chart: Acu-moxa points for heatstroke with coma

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Acupuncture chart: Acu-moxa points for heatstroke with coma. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1591 (19th year of the Wanli reign period of the Ming dynasty), showing the acumoxa points generallly used to treat heatstroke with loss of consciousness (zhongshu bu xing ren shi). See 'Lettering' for full list of point names.

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Picture title: Heatstroke with loss of consciousness (zhongshu bu xing ren shi). Other lettering (point names): Baihui (Hundred Meetings); renzhong (Man's Middle); chengjiang (Receiving Fluids); zhongchong (Middle Rushing); fengmen (Wind Portal); qihai (Sea of Qi); pishu (Spleen Conveyor); hegu (Joining the Valley); shaochong (Lesser Rushing); zhongguan (Middle Controller); yingu (Yin Valley); yinquan (Yin Spring); sanli (Three Miles); sanyinjiao (Three Yin Intersection); neiting (Inner Courtyard)

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