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Kung-Fu, or Tauist Medical Gymnastics, by John Dudgeon, [1895], at sacred-texts.com
7.—Fourth Month, Solar Term named "Beginning of Summer."—Breath closed and eyes shut, turn and change the hands, and press them on the knees each 5 × 7 times, etc. To cure wind and dampness collected in the ching-lo or net-work of small blood-vessels, arms and
axillæ swollen and painful, palms of the hands hot. This illustration (see Figure below) corresponds with Amiot's No. 16, which is said to be against the continual heat of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.