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Classification of Meridians and Collaterals
Meridians |
Twelve Regular Meridians |
hand |
Three Yin |
Lung--Hand-Taiyin--Lieque(L 7) |
Fifteen Collaterals |
Collaterals |
Pericardium--Hand-Jueyin--Neiguan(P 6) |
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Heart--Hand-Shaoyin--Tongli(H 5) |
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Three Yang |
Large Intesine--Hand-Yangming--Pianli(L I 6) |
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Sanjiao--Hand-Shaoyang--Waiguan(S J 5) |
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Small Intestine--Hand-Taiyang--Zhizen(S I 7) |
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Foot |
--(The Major Collateral of the Spleen)--Dabao |
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Three Yin |
Spleen--Foot-Taiyin--Gongsun(Sp 4) |
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Liver--Foot-Jueyin--Ligou(Liv 5) |
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Kidney--Foot-Shaoyin--Dazhong(K 4) |
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Three Yang |
Stomach--Foot-Yangming--Fenglong(S 40) |
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Gallbladder--Foot-Shaoyang--Guangming(G 37) |
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Bladder--Foot-Taiyang--Feiyang(B 58) |
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Eight Extra Meridians |
Du Meridian--Collateral of Du Meridian--Changqiang(Du 1) |
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Ren Meridian--Collateral of Ren Meridian--Jiuwei(ren 5) |
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Chong Meridian |
Meet with the above 14 meridians |
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Dai Meridian |
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Yangqiao Meridian |
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Yinqiao Meridian |
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Yangwei Meridian |
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Yinwei Meridian |
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Twelve Divergent Meridians |
Same as the Twelve Regular Meridians, fit to the hand and foot, three yin and three yang |
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Twelve Muscle Regions |
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Twelve Cutaneous Regions--Regionalized on the body surface according to the distribution of meridians and collaterals Minute Collaterals--split from collaterals and distributed all over the body |
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