Book/Printed Material Xin kan tong ren zhen jiu jing : qi juan 新刊铜人針灸经 : 七卷
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Title
- Xin kan tong ren zhen jiu jing : qi juan
Other Title
- 新刊铜人針灸经 : 七卷
Translated Title
- New Edition of the Manual of Acupuncture Points on a Bronze Figure, in Seven Juan
Summary
- One of the unique features of treatments in traditional Chinese medicine is acupuncture. During the Northern and Southern Song (960-1279), the science of acupuncture and moxibustion and the meridian and collateral theory flourished. This science consequently became gradually systemized and standardized. The work Xin kan tong ren zhen jiu jing (New edition of the manual of acupuncture points on a bronze figure) was actually a chapter dealing with acupuncture, called "Zhen jing," included in Taiping sheng hui fang (Taiping imperial prescriptions for universal relief), an official standard textbook of the Song court. As the latter work had limited circulation, during the Yuan dynasty this particular chapter was taken out, edited, and the title changed to Xin kan tong ren zhen jiu jing. It details the positions of acupuncture points and the cures, with 12 illustrations of acupuncture points. It preserved a large portion of the original sources on acupuncture dating back before the Song. It is a very valuable document in the history of the science of acupuncture.
Created / Published
- [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [1271 to 1368]
Headings
- - China
- - 990
- - Acupuncture
- - Acupuncture points
- - Medicine, Chinese
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 1 volume, 7 juan ; 21.7 x 13.3 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: National Library of China.
- - Content in Chinese.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
- - Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Chinese Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021666429
Online Format
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