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Belt Vessel (daimai), Chinese woodcut, 1817
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Belt Vessel (daimai), Chinese woodcut, 1817
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Woodcut illustration from 1817 edition ofBian Que maishu nan jing(Canon of Problems in Bian Que's Book of the Pulse) by Xiong Qinghu (Qing period 1644-1911), showing the path of the Belt Vessel (daimai)and its points of intersection with other channels.

The Belt Vessel is one of the Eight Extraordinary Channels (qi jing ba mai). Encircling the waist like a belt, it intersects with the Director Vessel [also stranslated as 'Conception Vessel'] (renmai),shaoyin(Lesser Yin),yangming(Yang Brightness),taiyin(Greater Yin),jueyin,shaoyang(Lesser Yang),taiyang(Greater Yang),yangqiaoanddumai(Governor Vessel) channels.

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Keywords: Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Acupuncture Therapy; Moxibustion; Acu-moxa; Channels; Bian Que; Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture
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  • Library reference: External Reference Chou 52/1817 Ma 39 and External Reference Wang Shumin 39
  • Photo number: L0034730
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