The sixteenth and seventeenth figures of the “Four Medical Classics”: the key parts of the human body, the key parts of the human bones and white veins

Figure 16 Vital parts of the human body

(1) This diagram is drawn based on the relevant content of Chapter 4 of “Discussing the Blue Liuli of this Collection” in the “Four Medical Classics Blue Liuli”.

(2) Chapter 4 of “On the Blue Glass of this Collection” discusses the principles of the vital points of the human body: The vital points of the human body include meat, fat, bones, white veins, black veins, and internal organs. If the flesh is damaged, it will swell; severe pain when the bone is damaged; If the white veins are damaged, the sensation will disappear and the movement will be impaired; Damage to fat, black veins, and vital organs can lead to death. There are forty-five vital points of flesh throughout the body, eight vital points of fat, thirty-two vital points of bones, fourteen vital points of white veins, one hundred and ninety vital points of black veins, and thirteen vital points of internal organs, totaling three hundred and two points. If it is divided according to the key parts, there are 62 places in the head, 33 places in the neck, 95 places in the chest and abdomen, and 112 places in the limbs. Among the three hundred and two critical parts, there are 96 prominent critical parts, which cannot be saved after injury, and 49 important critical parts, which can save lives by timely treatment after injury; The remaining vital parts were injured and were not life-threatening.

Figure 17: The vital parts of the human skeleton and white veins

(1) This diagram is drawn based on the relevant content of Chapter 4 of “Discussing the Blue Liuli of this Collection” in the “Four Medical Classics Blue Liuli”.

(2) The thirty-two vital parts of the bone are marked with yellow numbers in the figure.

(3) The fourteen key parts of the white veins are marked with blue numbers in the figure.

(4) Ninety-six protruding critical parts are marked in black letters.