What is the twelve meridians?

The twelve meridians includes: Hand Yin San Meridian (Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian), Hand Sanyang Meridian (Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian), Foot Sanyang Meridian (Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, Foot Taiyin Bladder Meridian) and Foot Yin San Meridian (Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian).

The liver meridian of Foot Jueyin starts from the hair of the big toe (Dadun Cliff), goes up along the tarsal part of the foot, passes one inch before the medial malleolus (middle seal), goes up to eight inches above the medial malleolus, crosses the back of Foot Taiyin meridian, and goes up to the inside of the knee.

It enters pubic hair along the inner thigh, bypasses the vulva, reaches the lower abdomen, hugs the stomach, belongs to the liver, communicates with the gallbladder and internal organs, goes up through the diaphragm, distributes in the ribs, goes up along the back of the throat, enters the nasopharynx, connects to the "eye system" (the part where the eyeball is connected with the brain), and flows out from the forehead.

Extended data

Meridians are the channels that run qi and blood, connecting zang-fu organs, body surface and all parts of the whole body, and are the regulation system of human functions. Meridian is also the basis of human acupuncture and massage and an important part of traditional Chinese medicine. Meridian theory is one of the cores of the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, which originated in ancient times and serves today. In the long medical history of more than two thousand years, it has been playing an important role in safeguarding the health of the Chinese nation.

The main contents of meridians are: the twelve meridians, the twelve meridians, Eight Meridians of Strange Meridians, Fifteen Collateral Meridians, the twelve meridians and Twelve Skin Parts. Among them, the twelve meridians is the main vein, and the fifteen collaterals are the main veins. They intersect vertically and horizontally and spread all over the body, connecting the inside and outside of the human body, viscera and limbs into one.

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