Gynaecological acu-moxa: amenorrhoea, Chinese woodcut

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Gynaecological acu-moxa: amenorrhoea, Chinese woodcut. 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 acu-moxa locations commonly employed in the treatment of amenorrhoea (bijing). See 'Lettering' for full list of point names.

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Picture title: Amenorrhoea. Other lettering (point names): Yinjiao (Yin Intersection); zhongji (Middle Pole); shenshu (Kidney Conveyor); sanyinjiao (Three Yin Intersection); taichong (Great Rushing)

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