Talk about nomenclature of twelve meridians from quantitative yin-yang theory.
- Author:
Xi-xin ZHAO
1
;
Xue-xia WANG
;
Zhao ZHAO
;
Peng-fei RAN
;
Xiao-rui LÜ
Author Information
1. School of Acupuncture and Massage, Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450008, China. zhaoxixin10@yahoo.com.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Meridians;
Terminology as Topic;
Yin-Yang
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2009;29(3):227-230
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Based on leads provided by Neijing and other literature, analyze origins of the three-yin and the three-yang and the their respective contents of yin and yang, indicating the principle that the order of yang-qi from more to less is Yang ming, Tai yang, Shao yang, and the order of yin-qi is Tai yin, Shao yin, Jue yin. According to the location of five (six) zang-organs, respective yin-qi content is defined, and according to the principle of more yin-qi matches more, and less yin-qi matches less, five (six) zang-organs match each other. The zang-organs above the diaphragm joints with The Hand-Channels and the zang-organs below the diaphragm with The Foot-Channels, completing the nomenclature of twelve meridians. The names of the six yang-channels correspond to the yin-channels of the exterior-interior relationship, the yin-channels link with hands (feet), and the yang-channels also link with hands (feet), and the amount of yin-qi of the zang-organs corresponding to the yin-channels and the amount of yang-qi of the fu-organs corresponding to yang-channels are in a state of balance. Based on this principle, nomenclature of six channels are completed. Emphasize that the nomenclature of twelve meridians contains profound TCM theories, especially, TCM, by yin-yang, three-yin and three- yang, illustrates living phenomena from the whole to the system and organ level in human body, and the scientific principle "yin-yang can be unlimitedly divided" and its significance, which must guide the studies on living phenomena with modern life sciences from the whole to the molecular level.
