Acu-moxa chart: Guide to the location of five points

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Ink drawing from a MS of the Qing period (1644-1911). It illustrates the method for locating <I>juliao</I> (Stationary Crevice), <I>huantiao</I> (Jumping Circle), <I>jingmen</I> (Portal of the Capital), <I>riyue</I> (Sun and Moon), <I>weidao</I> (Linking Path), with the patient lying on his or her side. These points all belong to the gall bladder channel of foot <I>shaoyang</I>. They are treated with acupuncture and moxibustion to alleviate joint pains in the legs and back associated with wind-damp (<I>yaotui fengshi bitong</I>), and pain and distension in the sides (<I>xielei zhangtong</I>).