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C19 Chinese MS moxibustion point chart: Taichong
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C19 Chinese MS moxibustion point chart: Taichong
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Acu-moxa point chart, showing thetaichong(Great Rushing) point, fromChuanwu lingji lu(Record of Sovereign Teachings), by Zhang Youheng, a treatise on acu-moxa in two volumes. This work survives only in a manuscript draft, completed in 1869 (8th year of the Tongzhi reign period of the Qing dynasty). It is illustrated with 84 charts, finely executed in colour.The text states: Thetaichongpoint is located on the dorsum of the foot, in the depression at the outer posterior end of the proximal joint of the big toe. It can be needled to a depth of 3fen(1fen[0.1cun/Chinese proportional inch] = c. 0.3 cm), and moxibusted with three moxa cones. It is indicated for acute and chronic infantile convulsions (lit. wind fright,jingfeng); epilepsy (dianxian) and spasms; sore throat; distention and feeling of fullness (zhangman) in the chest and sides; cold-damp beri-beri (jiaoqi); difficulty in walking; hernia (shanqi); dim vision; backache, etc.
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Keywords: Acu-moxa, Chinese Medicine, TCM, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Moxibustion, Acupuncture Points
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  • Library reference: External Reference Wang Shumin II 195, External Reference Yin 41/1869 Qiu 195 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0039494
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