Chinese MS acu-moxa point chart: Pericardium channel

Lingmen chuanshou Tongren zhimai (Acupuncture Instruction Manual of the Bronze Man) is is an anonymous manuscript treatise on acupuncture, probably written before 1654 (prior to the reign of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty, r. 1654-1722). It provides information on the paths of the channels, movement and flow (liuzhu), and acupuncture procedures in relation to the twelve watches of the day, the internal organs, etc. It is illustrated with 36 hand-drawn charts.

This image illustrates the entry on 'Xinbao' (heart envelope, pericardium) in the 'Sixty-Six Chants of the Flow of the Points'. It appears on the same page as Image L0039525 (Hai Sanjiao) (this illustration is on the right, and Hai Sanjiao on the left).

TITLE: Xu [11th watch of the day, 7:00 - 9:00 pm] Xinbao luo (heart envelope, pericardium tributary channel). CAPTIONS: Xu [11th watch of the day, 7:00 - 9:00 pm] Xinbao (heart envelope, pericardium) tributary channel (luo). Zhongchong (Middle Rushing), supplement (bu); laogong (Palace of Toil); drain (xie) tailing (Greater Mound); jianshi (Intermediate Messenger; quze (Marsh at the Crook)