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From an edition published in 1537 (16th year of the Jiajing reign period of the Ming dynasty). This is an anatomical diagram of the lungs according to the criteria of ancient Chinese medicine. Collected Gems of Acupuncture and Moxibustion states: 'The lungs weigh 3jin(Chinese lb, c. 500 gr.) (Chinese lb, c. 500 gr.) 3liang(Chinese oz., c. 50 gr). They have six lobes and two 'ears', generically termed the eight lobes. Four of them hang down like a cover. They are located adjacent to the third spinal vertebra. Within them there are 24 cavities, set out in rows, which separate theqiof the variouszangviscera, and act as the 'canopy' of thezangviscera.' Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0037807 Anatomy of the lung in ancient Chinese medicine, woodcu |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0037807 Anatomy of the lung in ancient Chinese medicine, woodcut |
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Image title | L0037807 Anatomy of the lung in ancient Chinese medicine, woodcut
Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org From an edition published in 1537 (16th year of the Jiajing reign period of the Ming dynasty). This is an anatomical diagram of the lungs according to the criteria of ancient Chinese medicine. Collected Gems of Acupuncture and Moxibustion states: 'The lungs weigh 3 jin (Chinese lb, c. 500 gr.) (Chinese lb, c. 500 gr.) 3 liang (Chinese oz., c. 50 gr). They have six lobes and two 'ears', generically termed the eight lobes. Four of them hang down like a cover. They are located adjacent to the third spinal vertebra. Within them there are 24 cavities, set out in rows, which separate the qi of the various zang viscera, and act as the 'canopy' of the zang viscera.' Woodcut Library of Zhongguo zhongyi yanjiu yuan (China Academy for Traditional Chinese Medicine) Zhenjiu juying (Collected Gems of Acupuncture and Moxibustion) Gao Wu (Ming period, 1368-1644) Published: 1537 Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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