On framework of locations of six meridians
- VernacularTitle:六经框架位置说
- Author:
Zailiang ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cold damage Six meridians;
Framework;
Location
- From:
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
2005;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Many doctors have focused on the studies of cold-damage six-meridian diseases. The annotation and connotation of six meridians are profuse in the Chinese medical classics. What are six meridians? Why are six meridians so important? Six meridians are the focus as well as barrier in the study of the medical classic, Shanghan Lun. One point we need to insist that six meridians are the foundation for the determining the treatment principles, selecting herbal formulas and herbs in the clinic. We need to clarify the meaning of six meridians in a relatively simpler and easier way to the beginner of learning TCM and to the modern medial doctors who show extensive interest in TCM. The article assorts the herbals formulas according to their specific function to make clear the framework of the locations of the six meridians. Furthermore, the observation of the transmission of diseases following the normal sequence and the combination of meridians diseases is also conducive to generally understanding the six meridians.
