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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)

Heart--Hand-Shaoyin--Tongli(H 5)

Three Yang

Large Intesine--Hand-Yangming--Pianli(L I 6)

Sanjiao--Hand-Shaoyang--Waiguan(S J 5)

Small Intestine--Hand-Taiyang--Zhizen(S I 7)

Foot

--(The Major Collateral of the Spleen)--Dabao

Three Yin

Spleen--Foot-Taiyin--Gongsun(Sp 4)

Liver--Foot-Jueyin--Ligou(Liv 5)

Kidney--Foot-Shaoyin--Dazhong(K 4)

Three Yang

Stomach--Foot-Yangming--Fenglong(S 40)

Gallbladder--Foot-Shaoyang--Guangming(G 37)

Bladder--Foot-Taiyang--Feiyang(B 58)

Eight

Extra

Meridians

Du Meridian--Collateral of Du Meridian--Changqiang(Du 1)

Ren Meridian--Collateral of Ren Meridian--Jiuwei(ren 5)

Chong Meridian

Meet with the above 14 meridians

Dai Meridian

Yangqiao Meridian

Yinqiao Meridian

Yangwei Meridian

Yinwei Meridian

Twelve

Divergent

Meridians

Same as the Twelve Regular Meridians, fit to the hand and foot, three yin and three yang

Twelve

Muscle

Regions

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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