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Zhen jiu da cheng (The great compendium of acupuncture and moxibustion) was compiled by Yang Jizhou (1522‒1620), courtesy name Jishi, a native of Sanqu (present-day Liudu, Quzhou, Zhejiang), and a renowned acupuncturist of the Ming dynasty. He was a physician to Emperor Jiajing and a medical official at the Imperial Academy of Medicine. This work, rich in contents, has ten juan in ten volumes. It discusses the origin of acupuncture and ancient works on the subject, summarizes the experience of Chinese historical practitioners, discusses the uses of the main ...