Acupuncture chart, gall bladder channel of foot shaoyang

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Acupuncture chart, gall bladder channel of foot shaoyang. 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 gall bladder channel of foot shaoyang originates at tongziliao (Pupil Crevice) and terminates at qiaoyin. There are 43 acu-moxa locations on this channel (i.e. 86 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: Gall bladder channel of foot shaoyang. Acumoxa locations: Tongziliao (Pupil Crevice); tinghui (Meeting of Hearing); hanyan (Jaw Cover); xuanlu (Suspended Skull); xuanli (Suspended Hair); qubin (Curve of the Sideburns); shuaigu (Leading Valley); tianchong (Celestial Rushing); fubai (Floating White); ?? qiaoyin; wangu (Mastoid Process); benshen (Rooting the Spirit); yangbai (Yang White); linqi (Close to tears); muchuang (Window of the Eye); zhengying (Upright Nutrition); chengling (Receiving Spirit); naokong (Brain Hollow); fengchi (Wind Pool); jianjing (Shoulder Well); yuanye (Fluid of the Abyss); zhejin (Flank Sinews); jingmen ( Portal of the Capital); daimai (Belt Vessel); wushu (Five Pivots); weidao (Linking Path); juliao (Stationary Crevice); huantiao (Jumping Circle); zhongdu (Middle Ditch); yangguan (Yang Pass); yanglingquan (Yang Mound Spring); yangjiao (Yang Intersection); waiqiu (Outer Hill); guangming (Bright Light); yangfu (Yang Assistance); xuanzhong (Suspended Bell); qiuxu (Mound of Ruins); linqi (Close to tears); diwuhui (Earth Five Meetings); xiaxi (Clamped Stream); qiaoyin

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