Acupuncture chart, lung channel of hand taiyin, Chinese

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From an edition published in 1537 (16th year of the Jiajing reign period of the Ming dynasty). The lung channel of hand taiyin originates at zhongfu (Middle Palace) and terminates at shaoshang (Lesser Shang). Altogether there are 22 acu-moxa locations on this channel, on either side. In order, these are: zhongfu (Middle Palace); yunmen (Cloud Portal); tianfu (Palace of Heaven); xiabai (Clasping the White); chize (Foot Marsh); kongzui (Utmost Opening); lieque (Break in the Sequence); jingqu (Channel Ditch); taiyuan (Great Abyss); yuji (Fish Border); and shaoshang (Lesser Shang).

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Picture title: Lung channel of hand taiyin. Other lettering -- acu-moxa locations: Zhongfu (Middle Palace); yunmen (Cloud Portal); tianfu (Palace of Heaven); xiabai (Clasping the White); chize (Foot Marsh); kongzui (Utmost Opening); lieque (Break in the Sequence); jingqu (Channel Ditch); taiyuan (Great Abyss); yuji (Fish Border); shaoshang (Lesser Shang).

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