THEMERIDIANS ANDCOLLATERRALSLU KAI-XINTCMDEPARTMENTMEDICALSCHOOLYANGZHOUUNIVERSITYEmail:kxlu@yzu.edu.cnlukaixincn@yahoo.com.cn
THE MERIDIANS AND COLLATERRALS LU KAI-XIN TCM DEPARTMENT, MEDICAL SCHOOL, YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY Email:kxlu@yzu.edu.cn lukaixincn@yahoo.com.cn
The basic conceptThe nomenclature of the meridians andcollaterals and their compositionFunctions of the meridians andcollateralsDistribution ofthefourteen meridiansCyclicalflowof Qiinthetwelvemainmeridians
The basic concept ¡ The nomenclature of the meridians and collaterals and their composition ¡ Functions of the meridians and collaterals ¡ Distribution of the fourteen meridians ¡ Cyclical flow of Qi in the twelve main meridians
The nomenclature of the meridiansand collaterals and their composition.hand orfoot.yinoryangthree yin(Taiyin,Shaoyin and Jueyin)three yang(Yangming,Taiyang andShaoyang).zangorfu organs
The nomenclature of the meridians and collaterals and their composition ¡ .hand or foot ¡ .yin or yang three yin(Taiyin,Shaoyin and Jueyin) three yang(Yangming,Taiyang and Shaoyang) ¡ .zang or fu organs
hand or footThemeridians starting or terminating at the handare named"Hand",while those starting orterminating at the foot are named "Foot".So thetwelve meridians are divided into four groups:three yin meridians of hand, three yang meridiansof hand, three yin meridians of foot, and threeyang-meridians of foot. Each of the meridian isnamed according to the medial orthe lateralaspect of hand or foot, the names to which zangand fu pertain, and the nature of yin or yang
hand or foot ¡ The meridians starting or terminating at the hand are named "Hand" , while those starting or terminating at the foot are named "Foot". So the twelve meridians are divided into four groups: three yin meridians of hand, three yang meridians of hand, three yin meridians of foot, and three yang-meridians of foot. Each of the meridian is named according to the medial or the lateral aspect of hand or foot, the names to which zang and fu pertain, and the nature of yin or yang
yin oryang- Taiyin-anterior Yangming- Jueyin midline -Shaoyang Shaoyin posterior -Taiyang
yin or yang ¡ Taiyin——anterior ——Yangming ¡ Jueyin ——midline ——Shaoyang ¡ Shaoyin ——posterior ——Taiyang
The meridians going in the medial aspect of thelimbs are named"yin",whereas those in the lateralaspects are named"yang".The medial aspect ofthe limbs issubdivided into the anterior border.midline and the posterior border.And the yinmeridians running through these parts are namedTaiyin,Jueyinand Shaoyinrespectively.Thelateralsurface of the limbs is alsosubdivided intotheanterior border, the midline and the posteriorborder.Andyang meridians aretermed"Yangming","Shaoyang",and"Taiyang
¡ The meridians going in the medial aspect of the limbs are named "yin" , whereas those in the lateral aspects are named "yang". The medial aspect of the limbs is subdivided into the anterior border, midline and the posterior border. And the yin meridians running through these parts are named Taiyin,Jueyin and Shaoyin respectively. The lateral surface of the limbs is also subdivided into the anterior border, the midline and the posterior border. And yang meridians are termed "Yangming" , "Shaoyang" , and "Taiyang
zang orfu organsThe nomenclature of zang orfuisdetermined in the light of the nature to whichzang or fu pertains.For example,themeridian pertaining to the kidney is namedthe kidney meridian, and the rest may bededucedbyanalogy
zang or fu organs ¡ The nomenclature of zang or fu is determined in the light of the nature to which zang or fu pertains. For example, the meridian pertaining to the kidney is named the kidney meridian, and the rest may be deduced by analogy
1.The twelvemainmeridians2.The eight extra meridians3.TheTwelveDivergentMeridiansandFifteenCollaterals4.The TwelveMuscle RegionsandTwelve CutaneoussRegions
1.The twelve main meridians 2.The eight extra meridians 3.The Twelve Divergent Meridians and Fifteen Collaterals 4.The Twelve Muscle Regions and Twelve Cutaneous Regions
1.The twelve mainmeridians2.Theeightextra meridians3.TheTwelveDivergentMeridians andFifteenCollaterals4.TheTwelveMuscleRegionsandTwelveCutaneousRegions
¡ 1.The twelve main meridians ¡ 2.The eight extra meridians ¡ 3.The Twelve Divergent Meridians and Fifteen Collaterals ¡ 4.The Twelve Muscle Regions and Twelve Cutaneous Regions
1.ThetwelvemainmeridiansThe Lung Meridian of Hand-TaiyinThe Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming.The Stomach Meridian of Foot-YangmingThe SpleenMeridianofFoot-TaiyinTheHeartMeridianofHand-ShaoyinThe Small Intestine Meridian ofhand-TaiyangTheBladderMeridianofFood-TaiyangTheKidneyMeridianofFoot-Shaoyin
1.The twelve main meridians The Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin The Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming The Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming The Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin The Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin The Small Intestine Meridian of hand-Taiyang The Bladder Meridian of Food-Taiyang The Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin