Traditions

Medical systems outside the European lineage: Traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, Ayurveda and the Sushruta Samhita, Unani and the physicians of the Islamic Golden Age, Kampo, Tibetan and African healing. Coverage is uneven and the reason is itself a finding: much of what the free record holds was collected by colonial institutions, and a lot of it cannot be shown without using people as specimens.

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1. -1000 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis) - Egypt-10A-029 - Qasr Ibrim. Visitors may only gaze upon Qasr Ibrim (Qasr is Arabic for "fort" so its name means Fort of Ibrim) from a Lake Nasser Cruise boat, as it is no longer accessible to tourists. The site dates to about 1000 BC. Dated 1000 BC, credited to Dennis G. Jarvis. The object is described here as its own tradition understood it, without being read as a rehearsal for later Western practice.
2. -206 - Qing Hao. The Recipes for Fifty-two Kinds of Diseases among archaeological findings in the Mawangdui tomb mentioned Qinghao. A prescription book titled “The Prescription for fifty-two kinds of diseases” was unearthed in 1979 from a Han Tomb (Han dynasty 206 BC, 220 AD) at Ma Wang Dui in the Hunan Province. Dated 206 BC, credited to Unknown author Unknown author. The Mawangdui silk manuscripts, including Recipes for Fifty-Two Ailments, came from a tomb sealed in 168 BCE.
3. 1037 - Avicenna (980 - 1037). The image records avicenna (980 - 1037) Arzt, Gelehrter, Medizin, Porträt. Dated 1037, credited to Lithograph by Bauer, printed by J.Ratch. Ibn Sina completed the Canon of Medicine in 1025. It lists roughly 800 medicinal substances and 650 compound formulas, and was still in use as a teaching text as late as 1715 in Padua.
4. 1126 - Averroes. Lithograph by P. R. Vignéron, 1825.. Genre/Technique: Portrait prints. Suject name: Averroës, 1126-1198. Dated 1126 in the Commons record. Manuscript copying preserved these texts across centuries, and the surviving copies are usually much later than the composition.
5. 1219 - Hara Shimetaro-Ijishimbun-1927. First page of Hara Shimetarō: Effects of Moxa on hemoglobin and RBC count. Iji Shinbun 1219, 1927. Dated 1219, credited to WolfgangMichel. Illustrated medical manuscripts were working references, annotated and corrected by the practitioners who owned them.
6. 1250 - The Susruta-Samhita or Sahottara-Tantra (A Treatise on Ayurvedic Medicine) LACMA M.87.271a-g (2. Nepal, Text- 12th-13th century; Images- 18th-19th century Books Ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf Gift of Emeritus Professor and Mrs. Ballinger (M.87.271a-g) South and Southeast Asian Art. Dated 1250 in the Commons record. Ayurveda's eight branches are first documented in the Mahabharata, around the fourth century BCE.
7. 1250 - Blood-letting scene. First half of the 13th century. From Iran. Fragment, a bottom of a bowl. Blood-letting scene; a physician, a patient (woman), and a servant. Dated 1250, credited to Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg). Materia medica traditions catalogued local plants and minerals, and the lists record what grew and traded within reach.
8. 1341 - C14 Chinese medication chart; Convulsions etc.. Medication chart: Convulsion,er zhi(?), warm poison rash and beri-beri (jiaoqi) symptoms. From a manuscript copy ofShanghan diandian jin shu(The Gold-dust Book of Cold Damage) dated '1st year of the Zhengyuan reign period of the Yuan dynasty' (1341), section entitledShanghan diandian jin yongyao muji(Cold Damage Gold-Dust Repertory of Medication).The text states:Zhiconvulsion (zhijing) is. Dated 1341 in the Commons record. Acupuncture is evidenced from the second and first centuries BCE, and the AB Canon of Acupuncture and Moxibustion was compiled between 256 and 282 CE.
9. 1368 - Medical talisman (Chinese C19 woodcut). 'Red Talismanic Symbol' fromZun sheng ba jian(Eight Texts on Following the Way of Life), a work on 'nourishing life' (yangsheng) by Gao Lian (Ming period, 1368-1644), woodblock edition of 1810 (15th year of the Jiaqing reign period of the Qing dynasty, Geng Wu year).The Eight Texts (jian) into which it is divided are:Qingxiu miaolun(Wondrous discourse on cleansing and repairing),Sishi. Dated 1368 in the Commons record. Diagnostic systems here were built on pulse, observation and questioning rather than on instruments.
10. 1450 - Pharmacy, canon of avicenna manuscript. A Pharmacy, Canon of Avicenna manuscript, Ferrera, 15th century. Dated 1450, credited to Unknown author Unknown author. Ibn Sina completed the Canon of Medicine in 1025. It lists roughly 800 medicinal substances and 650 compound formulas, and was still in use as a teaching text as late as 1715 in Padua.
11. 1507 - Avicenna Canon Venice 1507 title page. 1507, credited to Avicenna. Ibn Sina completed the Canon of Medicine in 1025. It lists roughly 800 medicinal substances and 650 compound formulas, and was still in use as a teaching text as late as 1715 in Padua.
12. 1520 - The Shishan Medical Records. This work, in three juan with a supplement and in three volumes, was written by Wang Ji (1463, 1539), famed physician and member of a Ming dynasty medical family, and originally published in 1520. The manuscript was put together by his disciple, Chen Jiao. Dated 1520, credited to Wang, Ji, 1463-1539. Court and temple patronage funded much of this material, which is why so much of it survives in institutional libraries.
13. 1537 - Anatomy of the spleen in ancient Chinese medicine, woodcut. From an edition published in 1537 (16th year of the Jiajing reign period of the Ming dynasty). The spleen (pi) is one of the fivezangviscera. Dated 1537 in the Commons record. Acupuncture is evidenced from the second and first centuries BCE, and the AB Canon of Acupuncture and Moxibustion was compiled between 256 and 282 CE.
14. 1591 - Burying the placenta, C16 Chinese painted book illustration. This painted illustration, headed 'Human placenta', comes fromBuyi Lei Gong paozhi bianlan(Supplement to Lei Gong's Guide to the Preparation of Drugs), edition of 1591 (19th year of the Wanli reign period of the Ming dynasty). It is a fine example of Ming polychrome book art.The painting depicts the widespread custom of burying the placenta. Dated 1591 in the Commons record. Transmission ran in several directions at once, with texts translated between Greek, Arabic, Sanskrit, Persian and Chinese.
15. 1601 - Chinese manuscript Chen-chiu ta-ch'eng. Chen-chiu ta-ch'eng {titlepage}. Chen-chiu ta-ch'eng ch'uan-shu {title slip}. Dated 1601 in the Commons record. Acupuncture is evidenced from the second and first centuries BCE, and the AB Canon of Acupuncture and Moxibustion was compiled between 256 and 282 CE.
16. 1617 - Buddha of Healing Palace - Medicinal Flora and Fauna - between 1653 and 1705. The blue Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru, sits centre in the first of the medical thangkas. This placement illustrates his vital importance to the practice and study of Tibetan Medicine. Dated 1617, credited to Sangye Gyamtso. Training was organised through lineage and apprenticeship, and the texts were the curriculum.
17. 1644 - Daoyin technique for cultivating Original Spirit, C19 Chinese. Illustration of 'Technique for cultivating Original Spirit' (yuan shen), finely executed colour painting fromDaoyin tu(Diagrams of Therapeutic Movement [daoyin]), by Kun Lan (Qing period, 1644-1911), MS dated 1875 (1st year of the Guangxu reign period of the Qing dynasty).Daoyin tucontains explanations and illustrations of 24daoyintechniques. They comprise 9 seated techniques, 6 standing. Dated 1644 in the Commons record. Objects like these were made to be used, so the surviving examples are often the ceremonial or presentation versions.
18. 1644 - Ming herbal (painting); Peacock. Painting of a peacock in the meticulous (gongbi) style, in colour on silk, fromBencao tupu(Illustrated Herbal). The painted illustrations inBencao tupuwere jointly executed by Zhou Hu and Zhou Xi in 1644 (the final year of the Ming period). Dated 1644 in the Commons record. Li Shizhen's Bencao Gangmu documents about 1,900 drugs and took most of his working life to compile.
19. 1653 - A Medical Thangka - Root of Treatment. This painting illustrates a general overview of the treatment process as it is outlined in the Root Tantra. Treatment can begin after humoural imbalance has been assessed through the diagnosis process (tk 3.) The four trunks of the tree (from left to right) correspond respectively to counsel on diet, guidance on conduct, appropriate medicinal treatments and external physical therapies. Dated 1653, credited to Sangye Gyamtso. The tradition remains in practice in much of the world, which makes this a living record rather than only a historical one.
20. 1654 - Chinese MS acu-moxa point chart; Large Intestine. 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. 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. Dated 1654, credited to Unknown author Unknown author. Acupuncture is evidenced from the second and first centuries BCE, and the AB Canon of Acupuncture and Moxibustion was compiled between 256 and 282 CE.
21. 1687 - The Blue Beryl-Anatomy Vulnerable Points. The Blue Beryl - anatomy of vulnerable points plate. Dated 1687, credited to Desi Sangye Gyatso. Regional schools disagreed with one another, and the manuscripts preserve those disputes rather than a single orthodoxy.
22. 1687 - The Blue Beryl-Medicine Buddha. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 1687, credited to Desi Sangye Gyatso. Botanical identification across languages was the persistent problem, and the illustrations carried what the names could not.
23. 1718 - Japanese-tapping-needle-Shinkyu-chohoki-1718. Japanese tapping needle in Hongō Masatoyo's Shinkyū chōhōki, 1718 (Michel Collection, Kyushu University). Dated 1718, credited to WolfgangMichel. Instrument sets in these traditions were made by local metalworkers, so the material and finish vary by region.
24. 1750 - Ibn al-nafis page. The opening page of one of Ibn al-Nafis's medical works. This is probably a copy made in India during the 17th or 18th century. Dated 1750 in the Commons record. Printing arrived at different dates in each of these traditions, which changed how widely the texts circulated.
25. 1750 - MS Arabic 21, Miscellaneous. Sudanese amulet. Arabic Manuscript, no. 21, Miscellaneous. Dated 1750 in the Commons record. Anatomical knowledge in these systems came from surgery, injury and animal work rather than from routine human dissection.
26. 1763 - Channels and points of the front of the head and neck. Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1763 (28th year of the Qianlong reign period of the Qing dynasty), showing the paths of the channels and distribution of the acu-moxa locations on the face and neck. The lines represent the stomach channel of footyangming, the gall bladder channel of footshaoyang, the lung channel of handtaiyin, the kidney channel of footshaoyin, the small intestine channel. Dated 1763 in the Commons record. Codification into a fixed canon usually happened centuries after the practices themselves were established.
27. 1774 - Japanese Manuscript MS 32. Kaitai Shinso, first edition 1774 The first translation into Japanese of the western medical book, Anatomische Tabellen composed by Johann Adam Kulmus (1699-1745) of Breslau. Anatomical engraving of male and female. Dated 1774 in the Commons record. Colonial administrations recorded these practices in ways that served their own purposes, so the archive is partial.
28. 1797 - C18 Chinese woodcut; Lurking-cold pharyngitis. Woodcut illustration from the anonymous medical handbookZhengzhi tuzhu houke(Diagnosis and Treatment of Throat Conditions, Illustrated), edition engraved in 1797 (2nd year of the Jiaqing reign period of the Qing dynasty, Ding Si year).This book discusses eight branches of throat medicine, includingyanhou men(the branch of laryngopharyngeal medicine),ru'e men(the branch of tonsillitis - lit.. Dated 1797 in the Commons record. Trade in drugs and spices carried medical knowledge along the same routes as the goods.
29. 1797 - C18 Chinese woodcut; Throat abscess with hoarse voice. Woodcut illustration from the anonymous medical handbookZhengzhi tuzhu houke(Diagnosis and Treatment of Throat Conditions, Illustrated), edition engraved in 1797 (2nd year of the Jiaqing reign period of the Qing dynasty, Ding Si year).This book discusses eight branches of throat medicine, includingyanhou men(the branch of laryngopharyngeal medicine),ru'e men(the branch of tonsillitis - lit.. Dated 1797 in the Commons record. Many of these works survive because they were copied into other languages, not because the originals were kept.
30. 1818 - Chinese woodcut; Orthopedic technique to treat prolapsed disk. Woodcut fromShangke buyao(Supplement to Traumatology) by Qian Xiuchang, published in 1818 (23rd year of the Jiaqing reign period of the Qing dynasty).Pansuo diezhuan('holding a rope and standing on a stack of bricks') is an orthopaedic technique. Two lengths of rope are suspended from a height, and a stack of three bricks is placed beneath each of them, one on either side. Dated 1818 in the Commons record. The object is described here as its own tradition understood it, without being read as a rehearsal for later Western practice.
31. 1836 - Water-bottle (Do-rucks) (1836) - TIMEA. Narrow-necked bottles with a variety of stoppers. Engraving (prints). Dated 1836, credited to Lane, E. W. (Edward William), 1801-1876. Manuscript copying preserved these texts across centuries, and the surviving copies are usually much later than the composition.
32. 1837 - TheodorHoffmann-lecture-Tokyo-University-1871-74. ion Japanese translation of Theodor Eduard Hoffmann's /1837-94) lecture on diagnostics give at the Medical School in Tokyo between August 1871 and spring 1875 (Collection W. Michel, Fukuoka). Dated 1837, credited to WolfgangMichel. Illustrated medical manuscripts were working references, annotated and corrected by the practitioners who owned them.
33. 1850 - Venda divination bowl (British Museum). Divination bowl Wood, bone, fibre, glass and cowrie shells Venda people Republic of South Africa, 19th century British Museum. Dated 1850, credited to Ji-Elle. Materia medica traditions catalogued local plants and minerals, and the lists record what grew and traded within reach.
34. 1850 - Northwest Coast, Tlingit, 19th century - Shaman's Charm - 1985.200 - Cleveland Museum of Art. Bone charms of this sort were carved by shamans or curers and used in healing rites. Sometimes called "soul-catchers," such charms may have been used to retrieve lost souls. Dated 1850 in the Commons record. Diagnostic systems here were built on pulse, observation and questioning rather than on instruments.
35. 1861 - Symbolic image of the spleen; Chinese-Korean-Japanese. Symbolic illustration of the spleen. One of a set of five illustrations of internal organs fromUibang-yuchwi(Classified Collection of Medical Recipes), section on the Five Viscera.Uibang-yuchwi is a compendium Yifang leiju-- or Chinese,Yifang leiju-- is a compendium of Chinese medical remedy literature compiled in C.15 Korea by Kim Rye-mong (1406-1469), Yu Seong-won (?- 1456) et al., under the. Dated 1861 in the Commons record. Court and temple patronage funded much of this material, which is why so much of it survives in institutional libraries.
36. 1869 - C19 Chinese MS moxibustion point chart; Lieque. Acu-moxa point chart, showing thelieque(Break in the Sequence) point, fromChuanwu lingji lu(Record of Sovereign Teachings), by Zhang Youheng, a treatise on acu-moxa in two volumes. This work survives only in a manuscript draft, completed in 1869 (8th year of the Tongzhi reign period of the Qing dynasty). Dated 1869 in the Commons record. Moxibustion burns dried mugwort at or near the point rather than piercing it, and travels alongside acupuncture in the same texts.
37. 1880 - Healer’s decorated necklace, west-central Africa, 1880-1920. By wearing the necklace decorated with shells and beads during song and dance healing ceremonies, African healers add drama to their rituals. Everyone in the whole community is involved. Dated 1880 in the Commons record. Transmission ran in several directions at once, with texts translated between Greek, Arabic, Sanskrit, Persian and Chinese.
38. 1899 - 20131118-OC-RBN-0962. This a statue of Mohegan Medicine Woman Dr. Gladys Iola Tantaqudgeon on display at the Mohegan Tribal museum in Uncasville, CT on Nov. Dated 1899 in the Commons record. Training was organised through lineage and apprenticeship, and the texts were the curriculum.
39. 1904 - Doku-metsu. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 1904, credited to 森下南陽堂. Objects like these were made to be used, so the surviving examples are often the ceremonial or presentation versions.
40. 1907 - Longhu Ren Dan-20221003. Invented by Huang Chujiu in 1907. Currently it manufactured by Shanghai Zhonghua Pharmaceutical Company. Dated 1907, credited to Shwangtianyuan. The tradition remains in practice in much of the world, which makes this a living record rather than only a historical one.
41. 1910 - Whirlwind Kidney and Rheumatism Remedy (1910) (ADVERT 375). Geographic coverage: United States Subjects (LCTGM): Patent medicines; Quacks Subjects (LCSH): Herbs--Therapeutic use; Indians of North America Categories: Health and hygiene; Health and patent medicines; Native Americans. Dated 1910, credited to Whirlwind Remedy Company. Regional schools disagreed with one another, and the manuscripts preserve those disputes rather than a single orthodoxy.
42. 1910 - Herbalist on York Street. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 1910, credited to William James. Colour and gold in a medical manuscript indicate a patron's copy rather than a practitioner's working one.
43. 1911 - In a Piegan Lodge3. "Little Plume with his son Yellow Kidney occupies the position of honor, the space at the rear opposite the entrance. The picture is full of suggestion of the various Indian activities. Dated 1911, credited to Edward S. Curtis. Botanical identification across languages was the persistent problem, and the illustrations carried what the names could not.
44. 1914 - AOTEA Hospital- Heliopolis, Cairo circa 1915. The image records aOTEA Hospital- Heliopolis, Cairo circa 1915. form the book: THE STORY OF TWO CAMPAIGNS: OFFICIAL WAR HISTORY OF THE AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT, 1914-1919. Dated 1914, credited to Unknown author Unknown author. Instrument sets in these traditions were made by local metalworkers, so the material and finish vary by region.
45. 1915 - Prosuti Tantram by Jamini Bhushan Ray. Digitized image of the cover of Prosuti Tantram (A textbook of Midwifery) written by Kaviraj Jamini Bhushan Ray. The title page identifies Ray as Kaviratna, M.A., M.B., M.R.A.S., former president of the All-India Ayurvedic Conference and Ayurveda Vidyapitha, and a Fellow of the University of Calcutta. Dated 1915, credited to Jamini Bhushan Ray. Ayurveda's eight branches are first documented in the Mahabharata, around the fourth century BCE.
46. 1920 - A Manual of Toxicology by Jamini Bhushan Ray – title page (1920). Digitized image of the title page of Prati Sanskrita Roga Binischaya: Diseases, Their Origin and Diagnosis, written by Kaviraj Jamini Bhushan Ray and published in Calcutta in 1920. The title page identifies Ray as Kaviratna, M.A., M.B., M.R.A.S., former president of the All-India Ayurvedic Conference and Ayurveda Vidyapitha, and a Fellow of the University of Calcutta. Dated 1920, credited to Jamini Bhushan Ray. Ayurveda's eight branches are first documented in the Mahabharata, around the fourth century BCE.
47. 1938 - 1938, Pargo Kaling Chorten (left) and Men-Tsee-Khang (Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institut. For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Lhasa, Medizinberg vom zweibeinigen Tschorten gesehen. Dated 1938, credited to Ernst Schäfer. Printing arrived at different dates in each of these traditions, which changed how widely the texts circulated.
48. 1941 - HaraShimetaro-1941-Cover. Cover of Hara Shimetarō's "Saishin kyūryō hōten" [Reference book for the latest moxa-therapy]. Shufu-no-tomo sha, 1941 (『最新灸療宝典』主婦之友社). Dated 1941, credited to WolfgangMichel. Moxibustion burns dried mugwort at or near the point rather than piercing it, and travels alongside acupuncture in the same texts.
49. 1950 - Brooklyn Museum 2011.2 Vessel for Kwandalha Healing Divination. This vessel was created for use in Longuda kwandalha healing divinations. After a ritual specialist determined the cause of a disease, the patient was given a newly modeled vessel, into which the disease was transferred. Dated 1950, credited to Unknown author Unknown author. Anatomical knowledge in these systems came from surgery, injury and animal work rather than from routine human dissection.
50. 1983 - Acupuncture in the hospital room in Qingdao in July 1983. The image records acupuncture in the hospital room in Qingdao, China, in July 1983. Dated 1983, credited to Michael Gäbler. Colonial administrations recorded these practices in ways that served their own purposes, so the archive is partial.
51. 2004 - Godofayurveda. A detail from a miniature painting in the Rajastani style, made by the artist LaLa in Udipur, ordered pecially by en:user:F16. Painted in September 2004. Dated 2004, credited to The original uploader was F16 at Hebrew Wikipedia .. Ayurveda's eight branches are first documented in the Mahabharata, around the fourth century BCE.
52. 2005 - Seoul-Folk.Museum.of.Seoul-Medicine-01. The model of Korean herbal medicine Shop at “Folk Museums of Seoul” in Gyeongbokgug, Seoul. Dated 2005, credited to by Nagyman. Trade in drugs and spices carried medical knowledge along the same routes as the goods.
53. 2008 - Circumcision room interior Topkapi March 2008pano. Interior of the Circumcision Room at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Dated 2008, credited to Gryffindor. Many of these works survive because they were copied into other languages, not because the originals were kept.
54. 2009-06-05 - Acupuncture and Plastic Surgery. westernmedicine1 surveys Acupuncture and Plastic Surgery, published in 2009. It belongs here as the needle within a system of theory.
55. 2009 - Karela capsules 2. Close crop of image showing Karela (bitter melon) extracts in capsule form and sold as a health supplement, specifically to those with Type II diabetes.Crop of 1 of 4 images, a different crop was uploaded directly to en wiki showing more of the container, however this included company logos, and after having had to explain myself to a bot decided to create this version which should have less problems. Dated 2009, credited to KTo288. Manuscript copying preserved these texts across centuries, and the surviving copies are usually much later than the composition.
56. 2010 - Aswan souk Egypt 3. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 2010, credited to Karelj. Illustrated medical manuscripts were working references, annotated and corrected by the practitioners who owned them.
57. 2010-11-05 - Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine. UNESCO documents Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine, published in 2010. Its place in the archive is needle, moxa and the meridian chart.
58. 2011 - Andrographis paniculata Plant. Plant of Andrographis paniculata (Malayalam കിരിയത്ത് or കിരിയാത്തKiriyatha) Andrographis paniculata is one of the important plants used in the Ayurvedic medicines in Kerala and other parts of India. The highly bitter plant is used either as whole or in parts for such medicines. Dated 2011, credited to Viswaprabha. Materia medica traditions catalogued local plants and minerals, and the lists record what grew and traded within reach.
59. 2011 - Schisandra chinensis fluid extract. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 2011, credited to Хабаровчанин. Diagnostic systems here were built on pulse, observation and questioning rather than on instruments.
60. 2012 - Avicenna's thumb in 2012 lare summer. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 2012, credited to Min.neel. Ibn Sina completed the Canon of Medicine in 1025. It lists roughly 800 medicinal substances and 650 compound formulas, and was still in use as a teaching text as late as 1715 in Padua.
61. 2012 - Boîte à divination baoulé-Côte d'Ivoire (3). Sculpture baoulé, seconde moitié du 19e siècle, Côte d'Ivoire. Boîte à divination par les souris. Dated 2012, credited to Ji-Elle. Training was organised through lineage and apprenticeship, and the texts were the curriculum.
62. 2014-02-02 - Acupuncture Theory - Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. Traditional Chinese Medicine traces Acupuncture Theory - Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, published in 2014. What it offers is points, channels and the body mapped differently.
63. 2014 - GanodermaDSC4311. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 2014, credited to CostaPPPR. Objects like these were made to be used, so the surviving examples are often the ceremonial or presentation versions.
64. 2014 - Lord Dhanwantari. Idol of Lord Dhanwantari at Ayurved Sankul, Anand, Gujarat, India. Dated 2014, credited to Dhanwantari4u. The tradition remains in practice in much of the world, which makes this a living record rather than only a historical one.
65. 2015 - துத்திக் கீரை 3 (Abutilon indicum). துத்திக் கீரை Botanical name - Abutilon indicum Common name- Indian Mallow Nativity - India Importance -Used for safe and quick pregnancy;To treat leprosy and bladder infections. S.Soundarapandian ( talk ) 11:43, 24 December 2015 (UTC) Public domain Public domain false false I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. Dated 2015, credited to Dr.S.Soundarapandian. Regional schools disagreed with one another, and the manuscripts preserve those disputes rather than a single orthodoxy.
66. 2015-07-23 - UPITN 4 7 74 HERNIA OPERATION WITH ANNESTETIC BY ACUPUNCTURE. AP Archive covers UPITN 4 7 74 HERNIA OPERATION WITH ANNESTETIC BY ACUPUNCTURE, published in 2015. It sits in the archive as the needle within a system of theory.
67. 2015-09-21 - Jiang Ti Kong, MD on Acupuncture for Back Pain. Stanford Pain Medicine examines Jiang Ti Kong, MD on Acupuncture for Back Pain, published in 2015. Filed as a textual tradition with material instruments.
68. 2016 - Andrographis echioides 2. கோபுரந் தாங்கி Botanical name - Indoneesiella echioides Common name - False Waterwillow Plant shows anti-bacterial activity;Renders synergistic effect; Leaf paste is applied to cure head, ache. S.Soundarapandian ( talk ) 14:57, 5 August 2016 (UTC). Dated 2016, credited to Dr.S.Soundarapandian. Colour and gold in a medical manuscript indicate a patron's copy rather than a practitioner's working one.
69. 2016 - A 'Paan Baraj' exterior, photo taken at Howrah District West Bengal India. The image records a 'Paan Baraj' exterior, photo taken at Howrah District West Bengal India. A 'Paan Baraj' is a traditional, local/regional and heritage method of cultivation of Beetel Leaves. Dated 2016, credited to RIT RAJARSHI. Botanical identification across languages was the persistent problem, and the illustrations carried what the names could not.
70. 2017 - 20170826 220753(ஓமத் தீநீர்). An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 2017, credited to TNSE vimaladevi DGL. Instrument sets in these traditions were made by local metalworkers, so the material and finish vary by region.
71. 2017 - Jyu-kanbo National Museum of Detention for Hansen's Disease Patients. The image records jyu-kanbo National Museum of Detention for Hansen's Disease Patients. Dated 2017, credited to photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X. Printing arrived at different dates in each of these traditions, which changed how widely the texts circulated.
72. 2017-10-05 - Reality, Reason, and Action In and Beyond Chinese Medicine: The Myriad Things – Terry Lectures 2017. Yale University presents Reality, Reason, and Action In and Beyond Chinese Medicine: The Myriad Things – Terry Lectures 2017, published in 2017. This is a practice with a documented textual record.
73. 2017-10-27 - Neuroimaging for CTS Treated by Acupuncture. Osher Center for Integrative Medicine records Neuroimaging for CTS Treated by Acupuncture, published in 2017. It belongs here as the East Asian material and textual tradition.
74. 2018 - Bliss-ayurved-health-village. BLISS AYURVEDA HEALTH VILLAGE, is a complete Ayurveda Center dealing with different therapies under the same roof providing a holistic approach towards health. Dated 2018, credited to AWADHESH KARN. Anatomical knowledge in these systems came from surgery, injury and animal work rather than from routine human dissection.
75. 2018 - Ayurveda Sadan Rishikesh. Best Ayurveda and Panchakarma Treatment Center in Rishikesh. Dated 2018, credited to Ayurveda Sadan. Colonial administrations recorded these practices in ways that served their own purposes, so the archive is partial.
76. 2018-09-20 - Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridians and Channels: What They Are, How They Work. Dr. Alex Heyne surveys Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridians and Channels: What They Are, How They Work, published in 2018. The record it provides is the needle within a system of theory.
77. 2019-04-19 - 5 Life Changing Habits from Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr. Alex Heyne covers 5 Life Changing Habits from Traditional Chinese Medicine, published in 2019. Carried for practice transmitted through classics.
78. 2019 - Boali iran. This is a photo of a monument in Iran identified by the ID. Dated 2019, credited to Mohammad asheqh. Trade in drugs and spices carried medical knowledge along the same routes as the goods.
79. 2019-07-09 - Deconstructing the Legitimization of Acupuncture: How Science Helped Move Acupuncture to Mainstream. Michigan Medicine examines Deconstructing the Legitimization of Acupuncture: How Science Helped Move Acupuncture to Mainstream, published in 2019. This is a textual tradition with material instruments.
80. 2020 - Plant Medicine. This is an image with the theme " Health and Wellness in Africa " from:. Dated 2020, credited to Kgara Kevin Rack. Many of these works survive because they were copied into other languages, not because the originals were kept.
81. 2020-09-06 - Black Revolutionaries and Acupuncture? A History of Integrative Medicine. Harvard University Asia Center covers Black Revolutionaries and Acupuncture? A History of Integrative Medicine, published in 2020. It sits in the archive as practice transmitted through classics.
82. 2020-09-08 - [ENG DUB]The Tale of Chinese Medicine S1 EP1：Master of TCM | Top Chinese Documentary. 本草中国官方频道 The Tale of Chinese Medicine surveys [ENG DUB]The Tale of Chinese Medicine S1 EP1：Master of TCM, published in 2020. Filed as the needle within a system of theory.
83. 2020-09-12 - [ENG DUB]The Tale of Chinese Medicine S1 EP2：the Time with TCM | Top Chinese Documentary. 本草中国官方频道 The Tale of Chinese Medicine sets out [ENG DUB]The Tale of Chinese Medicine S1 EP2：the Time with TCM, published in 2020. Held for bronze figures and the mapping of points.
84. 2020-09-21 - [ENG DUB]The Tale of Chinese Medicine S1 EP4:Wisdom of Ancestors | Top Chinese Documentary. 本草中国官方频道 The Tale of Chinese Medicine traces [ENG DUB]The Tale of Chinese Medicine S1 EP4:Wisdom of Ancestors, published in 2020. Kept as points, channels and the body mapped differently.
85. 2020-12-16 - 273. UJ online lectures:11 The History Of Chinese Medicine And Acupuncture. Prof Hu Chinese Medicine presents 273. UJ online lectures:11 The History Of Chinese Medicine And Acupuncture, published in 2020. Held for the needle within a system of theory.
86. 2020-12-16 - 276. UJ online lectures:14 The History Of Chinese Medicine And Acupuncture. Prof Hu Chinese Medicine presents 276. UJ online lectures:14 The History Of Chinese Medicine And Acupuncture, published in 2020. Held for the East Asian material and textual tradition.
87. 2020-12-16 - 266. UJ online lectures: 4 The History Of Chinese Medicine And Acupuncture. Prof Hu Chinese Medicine presents 266. UJ online lectures: 4 The History Of Chinese Medicine And Acupuncture, published in 2020. Held for practice transmitted through classics.
88. 2020-12-16 - 267. UJ online lectures:5 The History Of Chinese Medicine And Acupuncture. Prof Hu Chinese Medicine documents 267. UJ online lectures:5 The History Of Chinese Medicine And Acupuncture, published in 2020. The value here is needle, moxa and the meridian chart.
89. 2021-01-29 - Traditional Chinese Medicine For Beginners. Dr. Alex Heyne records Traditional Chinese Medicine For Beginners, published in 2021. Included as the East Asian material and textual tradition.
90. 2021-02-08 - Acupuncture, Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine Approaches. Stanford Pain Medicine covers Acupuncture, Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine Approaches, published in 2021. Kept as practice transmitted through classics.
91. 2021-02-19 - Traditional Chinese Medicine Moxibustion Therapy. Jade Integrated Health covers Traditional Chinese Medicine Moxibustion Therapy, published in 2021. It sits in the archive as the East Asian material and textual tradition.
92. 2021 - Avicenna-miniatur-no-background. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 2021, credited to Michel Bakni. The object is described here as its own tradition understood it, without being read as a rehearsal for later Western practice.
93. 2021 - Scientist in the Production Hall where we have Extractor Machine at Herbal Production Center 02. This is an image with the theme " Health and Wellness in Africa " from:. Dated 2021, credited to Oloyedegk. Illustrated medical manuscripts were working references, annotated and corrected by the practitioners who owned them.
94. 2021-08-13 - 10 types of moxibustion [acupuncture | medicine | dongguk university los angeles]. Dongguk University Los Angeles presents 10 types of moxibustion [acupuncture, published in 2021. It sits in the archive as a practice with a documented textual record.
95. 2021-09-25 - What does Qi mean in traditional Chinese medicine?. Dr. Yang’s ACES Medicine presents What does Qi mean in traditional Chinese medicine?, published in 2021. Held for a textual tradition with material instruments.
96. 2021-09-30 - CAM needling methods & techniques [acupuncture | medicine | dongguk university los angeles]. Dongguk University Los Angeles examines CAM needling methods & techniques [acupuncture, published in 2021. Filed as points, channels and the body mapped differently.
97. 2022-01-27 - types of tuina | traditional massage [acupuncture | medicine | dongguk university los angeles]. Dongguk University Los Angeles examines types of tuina, published in 2022. Held for points, channels and the body mapped differently.
98. 2022 - Ethnobotany of India V1. Map of India divided into regions utilized in ethnobotany publication. Dated 2022, credited to Aurelius787. Materia medica traditions catalogued local plants and minerals, and the lists record what grew and traded within reach.
99. 2022 - ANTI-MIGRAINE COMBO. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 2022, credited to AyuCulture. Diagnostic systems here were built on pulse, observation and questioning rather than on instruments.
100. 2022-07-05 - Moxibustion. Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine sets out Moxibustion, published in 2022. Its place in the archive is bronze figures and the mapping of points.
101. 2022-07-05 - Needle Stimulation Methods. Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine presents Needle Stimulation Methods, published in 2022. Held for a practice with a documented textual record.
102. 2023-01-15 - A Brief History of Qi with Heiner Fruehauf. Stanford Contemplation by Design presents A Brief History of Qi with Heiner Fruehauf, published in 2023. Included as a practice with a documented textual record.
103. 2023-03-02 - The Brief History of TCM with Dr. Samson Cheung. Five Branches University surveys The Brief History of TCM with Dr. Samson Cheung, published in 2023. Its place in the archive is the needle within a system of theory.
104. 2023-05-20 - A Brief History of Acupuncture from EIIHS. European Institute of Integrative Health Sciences presents A Brief History of Acupuncture from EIIHS, published in 2023. What it offers is a practice with a documented textual record.
105. 2024 - Charminar Market May 2024. An object held in the traditions material of the free record, catalogued on Wikimedia Commons. Dated 2024, credited to Muralikrishna m. Court and temple patronage funded much of this material, which is why so much of it survives in institutional libraries.
106. 2024-11-07 - The TCM channels and meridians: what they are and how they work. Dr. Alex Heyne traces The TCM channels and meridians: what they are and how they work, published in 2024. This is points, channels and the body mapped differently.
107. 2025-04-15 - Acupuncture Meridians Pathways of all 12 Main Channels. AcuPro Academy examines Acupuncture Meridians Pathways of all 12 Main Channels, published in 2025. Included as a textual tradition with material instruments.
108. 2025-11-19 - Historical Perspectives on the development of mechanical ventilation | Dr Saumy Johnson| # AETCM. AETCM Emergency Medicine examines Historical Perspectives on the development of mechanical ventilation, published in 2025. Carried for a textual tradition with material instruments.