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Acu-moxa chart: Lung channel of hand taiyin, Japanese woodcut
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Acu-moxa chart: Lung channel of hand taiyin, Japanese woodcut
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Woodblock illustration from a work on 'Chinese' medicine by the 18th century Japanese physician Hara Masakatsu, published in 1807 (4th year of the Bunkwa era). The lung channel of handtaiyinis one of the Twelve Channels. It originates atzhongfu(Middle Palace) and terminates atshaoshang(Lesser Shang). There are altogether 22 acu-moxa locations on this channel, on both sides of the body, i.e.zhongfu(Middle Palace),yunmen(Cloud Portal),tianfu(Celestial Palace),xiabai(Clasping the White),chize(Foot Marsh),kongzui(Utmost Opening),lieque(Break in the Sequence),jingqu(Channel Ditch),taiyuan(Great Abyss),yuji(Fish Border) andshaoshang(Lesser Shang). It has a branch running from the back of the wrist to the tip of the index finger on the thumb side. The acu-moxa locations of the lung channel of handtaiyinare used to treat disorders considered to relate to the pulmonary system, such as coughs, asthma, sore throats, cold pain in the back and shoulders, pain in the inner part of the forearm, etc.

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Keywords: Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Meridians; Acu-moxa; Channels; Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture; Japan
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  • Library reference: External Reference Yin 54/1807, Ma 233, External Reference Wang Shumin 233 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0037973
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