CHAPTER IV 

 THE HEART 



CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING THE HEART 



The sketch reproduced here is one of many similar sketches that ap- 

 peared about three centuries ago in a revised edition of The Encyclope- 

 dia of Herbal Science published by the Chinese Imperial College in 



Peking, China. It shows how the various parts of the body are affected 

 by the 'different organs and it also shows the connection of the blood 

 vessels with the heart. 



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