Meridian is qi and blood. What are the characteristics and functions of meridians?

Meridian, according to Chinese medicine, meridian is a channel to run qi and blood, connecting viscera, body surface and various parts of the body, and it is a regulating system of human body function. Meridian is also the basis of human acupuncture and massage and an important part of Chinese medicine.

Meridians include meridians and collaterals, in which the longitudinal trunk is called meridians and the network branches from meridians are called collaterals.

"LingShu. Meridian ":"the twelve meridians, spanning between the flesh, is deep and invisible; It is common that the foot is too cloudy to the outside ankle, and there is nothing to hide. Floating pulse and common pulse are collaterals. "

The main contents of channels and collaterals are: the twelve meridians, the twelve meridians, Eight Meridians of Strange Meridians, Fifteen Collateral Meridians, the twelve meridians and Twelve Skin Branches. Among them, twelve meridians are the main meridians and fifteen meridians are the main meridians. They intersect vertically and horizontally and spread all over the body, connecting the inside and outside of the human body, viscera and limbs into an organic whole.

The meridian system consists of the twelve meridians, Eight Meridians, Fifteen Meridians, the twelve meridians, Twelve Tendons, Twelve Skins, and many sun collaterals and floating collaterals.

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

Meaning-the meridians to which the twelve zang-fu organs belong, also called meridians.

Function-artery running qi and blood

Features-Yin San Yang three groups are independent of each other, related to viscera, and consistent in exterior and interior. The circulation starts from the lung meridian to the liver meridian, and goes on and on, and each meridian has its own special acupoints.

Eight strange meridians: Du, Ren, Chong, Dai, Yang, Yin, Yang and Yin.

Meaning-there is no direct connection with viscera, and the appearance is different, so it is called strange classics.

Function-Strengthen the connection between meridians and regulate the qi and blood of the twelve meridians.

Features-Ren and Du meridians form circulation channels with twelve meridians, which are located at specific acupoints, while the other six meridians do not circulate with twelve meridians, and the acupoints are attached to twelve meridians.

The twelve meridians: Foot sun, foot shaoyin, foot shaoyang, foot jueyin, foot Yangming, foot Taiyin, hand shaoyin, hand shaoyang, hand jueyin, hand Yangming and hand Taiyin.

It means-a branch from the side of the canon

Function-strengthen the deep connection between exterior and interior meridians, and supplement the deficiency of internal and external meridian circulation.

Features-Circulation route from limbs to deep (chest and abdomen) and then back to shallow (head and neck).

The twelve meridians: Foot Taiyang Meridian, Foot Yangming Meridian, Foot Taiyin Meridian, Foot Jueyin Meridian, Hand Taiyang Meridian, Hand Taiyin Meridian, Hand Jueyin Meridian and Hand Shaoyin Meridian.

Meaning-the meridian system to which the twelve meridians belongs.

Function-connect the bones of limbs, maintain the whole body and control joint movement.

Characteristics-circulation moves from limbs to trunk, and finally reaches the head and body, and does not enter the viscera, but mostly gathers in the joints and muscles of limbs.

Twelve skins:

Meaning-the twelve meridians's skin composition.

Action-contact intradermal, strengthen the contact between the twelve meridians and body surface, which is the reaction area of the twelve meridians in a certain skin part on the body surface.

Features-The zoning is basically the same as the body surface the twelve meridians.

Fifteen collaterals: Taiyin collateral of hand, Yangming collateral of hand, Taiyin collateral of foot, Shaoyin collateral of hand, Taiyang collateral of hand, Shaoyin collateral of foot, Shaoyang collateral of hand, Shaoyang collateral of foot, Jueyin collateral of foot, Ren meridian, Du meridian and spleen collateral.

Meaning-The lateral branch of this meridian is separated from the adjacent meridian.

Function-strengthen the connection and regulation of yin and yang meridians in exterior and interior.

Features-the twelve meridians and Ren Du have one pulse plus spleen collaterals, and * * * is fifteen pulses.

Sun Collateral: The smallest branch of the collateral, covering the whole body.

Floating collaterals: collaterals located in the skin.

Contact the zang-fu organs and communicate inside and outside.

"On Ling Shu Hai" pointed out: "the twelve meridians's husband belongs to the five internal organs and the external collaterals belong to the limbs." The internal organs, limbs, facial features, nine orifices, flesh and blood and other tissues and organs of the human body can maintain relative coordination and unity, and rely on the communication of the meridian system to complete normal physiological activities. Meridian, Meridian, Odd Meridian, Eight Veins, Fifteen Veins, criss-crossing, in and out of the table, connecting up and down, connecting human organs and tissues; Contact the muscles and skin of limbs through tendons and skin; Floating collaterals and solar collaterals connect all the subtle parts of the human body. In this way, the meridians connect the human body into an organic whole.

The communication function of meridians is also reflected in its conduction function. Pathogens and various stimuli felt on the body surface can be transmitted to viscera; The physiological dysfunction of zang-fu organs can also be reflected in the body surface. These are the concrete manifestations of the communication function of meridians.

Run qi and blood and nourish the whole body.

"Lingshu Benzang" points out: "Those who are meridians, therefore, those who are active in qi and blood, move in yin and yang, nourish bones and muscles, and benefit joints." Qi and blood are the material basis of human life activities, and all tissues and organs in the whole body can only complete normal physiological functions if they are warmed by qi and blood. Meridian is the channel of qi and blood circulation in human body, which can transport nutrients to all tissues and organs of the whole body, nourish viscera and tissues, moisten bones and muscles and smooth joints.

Resist evil spirits and defend your body.

Qi Ying runs in the pulse, and Stephy runs outside the pulse. Meridian "activates blood-gas", so that the qi of camp and guard covers the whole body, which is internally transferred to the five internal organs and sprinkled on the five internal organs, so as to resist diseases and pathogens outside and prevent internal invasion. Exogenous pathogens invade the human body from the outside to the inside, starting with fur. Wei-qi collaterals are abundant, all over the body and densely distributed in the skin. When foreign evil invades the body, Wei Qi bears the brunt of its barrier function of resisting foreign evil and defending the body. For example, "Su Wenmiao Lenz" said: "If a husband is evil, he must first give up his fur and stay; If you give up its solar pulse, you will stay and not go; If you give up the network, stay and not go; If he gives up the meridians, he will connect the five internal organs and disperse them in the stomach. "