Liver channel of foot jueyin, Chinese woodcut, Ming period

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Liver channel of foot jueyin, Chinese woodcut, Ming period. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Diagram of the liver channel of foot jueyin, woodcut illustration from Xu Shi zhenjiu daquan (Mr Xu's Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion), first published in 1439. The liver channel of foot jueyin originates at the dadun (Big Mound) point and terminates at the qimen (Portal of Times) point. There are 26 acupoints on this channel, on either side of the body. Its course begins at the clump of hair on the big toe, passes over the instep and finishes at the side of the chest.

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Picture title: Zu jueyin gan jing zhi tu Illustration of the liver channel of foot jueyin. Names of acupoints: Dadun (Big Mound); xingjian (Moving Between); taichong (Great Rushing); zhongfeng (Middle Seal); ?gou (acupoint); zhongdu (Central Capital); tengguan (acupoint); ququan (Spring at the Crook); yinbao (Yin Wrapping); wu li (Five Miles); yinlian (Yin Edge); zhangmen (Completion Portal); qimen (Portal of Times)

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