Regulation system of directed water environment of meridians
- VernacularTitle:经络的人体定向水环境调控体系学说
- Author:
Xin WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2005;9(27):246-247
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
AIM: The studies on meridians show that the meridians are the system with known structures and unknown functions. It is inseparably related with the vessels and tissue fluid and controlled by the nerve, endocrine,and immune systems. Analysis on these issues will be helpful in understanding the meridians. METHODS: To make a comprehensive analysis through the review and summarization of historical literature together with the discoveries of modem studies on meridians. RESULTS: The nature of meridians is probably the Regulation System of Directed Water Environment. That is, taking the continuous water environment of human body as the basis, especially the low resistance of flowing passage (14 meridians) as the trunk, the nerve system transmitting information quickly as the guide, the blood system transporting materials quickly as the source, and the point as the pivot, to create the coordination between the human body and environment and the whole and the local. CONCLUSION: The human body is an organic whole carrying out a series of transmission activities of material, energy, and information through the Regulation System of Directed Water Environment. The effect achieved by stimulating points through acupuncture and moxibustion is a kind of comprehensive regulation for the whole body, not only an influence on a certain system or function. Removing obstruction of meridians is the means of treatment and keeping meridians unobstructed is the purpose of TCM for health-care.
