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Treatment of acute pathologies, opisthotonos, lithograph
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Treatment of acute pathologies, opisthotonos, lithograph

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Picture title: Sudden acute illness with arched back. Other lettering: Place it behind the tianjin (Celestial Well) bone. Needle tianting (Celestial Courtyard) once. Needle the baihui (Hundred Meetings) point. Needle both elbows. Needle the 'blue sinews' (qingjin) at both knees. Needle yintang (Hall of Seals) in the eyebrows. Needle the 'centre of the lips' (chun zhongyang) once. Needle zhongwan (Middle Cavity) once. Also known as luogongsha.

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