Paediatric acu-moxa: infantile convulsions, Chinese woodcut
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Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1591 (19th year of the Wanli reign period of the Ming dynasty), showing the acu-moxa locations generally employed in the treatment of infantile convulsions (xiao'er jingfeng). See 'Lettering' for full list of point names.
Lettering
Picture title: Infantile convulsions. Other lettering (point names): Baihui (Hundred Meetings); yintang (Hall of Seals); renzhong (Man's Middle); jiache (Jawbone); zhongguan (Middle Controller); shenque (Numinous Watchtower); jiuwei (Turtledove Tail); weilü (Coccyx)