Acupuncture chart, spleen channel of foot taiyin, Chinese

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The spleen channel of foot taiyin runs upwards to the laryngopharynx. It has an additional branch terminating within danzhong (the centre of the chest). There are 21 acu-moxa locations on this channel (i.e. 42 altogether on both sides of the body), all of which are clearly labelled. See 'Lettering' for full list of point names.

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Picture title: Illustration of the spleen channel of foot taiyin. Other lettering: Yinbai (Concealed White); dadu (Great Metropolis); taibai (Great White); gongsun (Grandfather Grandson); shangqiu (Shang Mound); sanyinjiao (Three Yin Intersection); lougu (Dripping Valley); diji (Earth Pivot); yinlingquan (Yin Mound Spring); xuehai (Sea of Blood); jimen (Winnowing Portal); chongmen (Rushing Portal); fushe (Official Lodge); fujie (Abdomen Knot); daheng (Great Horizontal); fu'ai (Abdomen Sorrow) shidou (Food Cavity) tianxi (Celestial Stream) xiongxiang (Chest Neighbourhood); zhourong (Encircling Glory); dabao (Great Wrapping)

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