Chart of the three hand yang channels, Chinese woodcut

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Chart of the three hand yang channels, Chinese woodcut. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Channel chart, woodcut illustration from Cai ai bianyi (The Mugwort Gatherer's Companion), published in 1805 (10th year of the Jiaqing reign period of the Qing dynasty). In this image, the paths of the three foot yang channels are represented by lines on a schematic outline drawing of the lower limb. From right to left, they are the bladder channel of foot taiyang, the gall bladder channel of foot shaoyang and the stomach channel of foot yangming.

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Picture title: Chart of the outer aspect of the foot/leg and knee. Other lettering: Foot taiyang; foot shaoyang; foot yangming

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