Formation and Theoretical Explanation of the Exterior-Interior Relationships among Channels in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.01.002
- VernacularTitle:《黄帝内经》经脉表里层次论的形成及相关理论阐释
- Author:
Peishi YANG
1
;
Juan HE
1
Author Information
1. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Beijing University of Chinese Medicine，Beijing，102400
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
theory of channels;
The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）;
body tissue;
opening-closing-pivoting theory;
six-channel syndrome differentiation
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;66(1):6-11
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Regarding the pathway and distribution of twelve channels， the current general view emphasizes their longitudinal distribution along the surface of the human body. Based on such a positioning， it is difficult to interpret the three yin and three yang "opening-closing- pivoting" theory， and the theory of the six channels transmission of externally-contracted febrile disease. Through combing the relevant contents in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）， it is proposed that， in addition to the longitudinal regional distribution of the channels on the human body， they also exhibit characteristics of layered distribution between the exterior and interior. The formation of this theory stems from the combination of body tissue and channels， that is， the taiyang governs the function of skin， yangming governs the function of flesh， and shaoyang governs the function of bone； taiyin governs the function of spleen and stomach， jueyin governs the function of liver， and shaoyin governs the function of heart. The process of integration of the channels with the body tissues has a relatively clear imprint in the syndrome differentiation of febrile disease in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor. The exterior-interior relationships of channels are the foundation and prerequisite for the theory of the three yin and three yang "opening-closing-pivoting" and the theory of the six channels transmission in Plain Questions·Treatise on Heat （《素问·热论篇》）.
