Huangdi Neijing (an ancient Chinese medical text)Image: Acupuncture chart of front of head, 17th C. Chinese woodcut. Labelled diagram of the acu-moxa points at the front of the head and neck, showing the paths of the renmai (Director Vessel -- commonly translated as Conception Vessel), shenmai (Kidney Vessel), foot shaoyang (Lesser Yang), foot taiyang (Greater Yang), foot yangming (Yang Brightness), foot shaoyin (Lesser Yin), hand shaoyang (Lesser Yang), hand taiyang (Greater Yang), hand yangming (Yang Brightness), and hand shaoyin (Lesser Yin) channels. Chinese woodblock print from a volume dated 'Tianqi reign period of Ming Dynasty' (1621-1627).
Woodcut
From: Library of Zhongguo zhongyi yanjiu yuan (China Academy for Traditional Chinese Medicine), Lei jing tu yi (Illustrated Supplement to the Classified Canon)
By: and Zhang Jiebin
Published: Tian De Tang 1621-1627
Vol. 3
Collection: Wellcome Images
Library reference no.: External Reference Wang Shumin 17 -2, External Reference Chou 41/1624 Ma 17 - 2 and External Reference Vivienne Lo.
