The Qing-dynasty work Yi Zong Jin Jian (" The Golden Mirror of Medicine, "published 1749) avers that" by pressing on the meridians to free the flow of stagnant qi, and by rubbing the swollen parts to dispel the swelling, the ailment may be cured. "
清代的《醫宗金鑒》就有「按其經絡，以通鬱閉之氣，摩其壅聚，以散淤結之腫，其患可癒」的說法。