Essence of meridians and collaterals: circulatory conduction system of bio-electricity of human.
- Author:
Zhen-De SHANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin 464 Hospital, Tianjin 300381, China. ashang9482@126.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Cell Membrane;
physiology;
Collateral Circulation;
Humans;
Meridians
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2011;31(3):277-280
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The running courses of twelve meridians are explained through the electrical properties of cell membrane, and the phenomenon related with meridians such as mechanism of acupuncture analgesia and acupuncture anesthesia, pause of the propagated sensation along channels, nature of propagated sensation and width of propagated sensation is expounded in this article. As a result, it is held that the meridian system, a circulatory conduction system of bio-electricity of human, is an independent system from the known nine large systems.
