Analysis of Variant Names of Meridians in Unearthed Documents andNei Jing

VernacularTitle:出土文献与《内经》的经脉异名分析
Author: Haifeng LI ; Ruqing ZHANG ; Xiancheng ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acupuncture-moxibustion science; Huang Di Ne Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Internal Medicine); Meridian; Literature study
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(11):1126-1128
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Through analyzing the different names of “arm Taiyin”, “arm Yangming”, “Juyang”, shoulder, tooth, and ear meridian [fromZu Bi (Arm and Foot),Yin Yang, andMai Shu (Classic of Meridians)] inNei Jing (Internal Medicine), this article was to reveal the changing process of the meridian terms from arm to hand, and to analyze the co-existence of the different meridian terms and the complicated relationships between the meridians pathways and their indications. It’s believed that different academic schools were unified inLing Shu (Spiritual Pivot) and then became systemic theories.