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Moxibustion
Chinese manuscript showing acupuncture points
A traditional Chinese pharmacy
Acupunture care
Fu Xi
Shennong
Huangdi
Zhang Zhongjing
Cao Cao
Merging modern and traditional medicine in Shanghai
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Wang Shuhe
Chinese physician
Zhang Zhongjing
Zhang Zhongjing
Chinese physician
Li Shizhen
Chinese scholar