The Disease Transmission Pattern Based on the Channels and Collaterals System in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》） and Its Clinical Practical Value
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.16.002
- VernacularTitle:《黄帝内经》基于经络系统的疾病传变模式及其临床实践价值
- Author:
Juan HE
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Author Information
1. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine，Beijing，100029
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
disease transmission;
channels and collaterals;
from collaterals to channels;
treat disease before it arises;
The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;66(16):1635-1639
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
By sorting out the pathogen transmission patterns based on the channels and collaterals system in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）， it is believed that factors such as emotions， diet， and exhaustion-fatigue disturb the qi of the zang-fu organs and channels directly， causing pathogens to transmit from channels to collaterals； pathogens from the nature first invade the head and face， mostly enter through Fengfu （GV16） and transmit along the six channels； cold-dampness from the nature transmits from collaterals to channels， from the exterior to the interior， and spreads along the collaterals， channels， intestines and stomach， five zang organs， and membrane-source. This paper also summarized the characteristics of the disease transmission pattern from collaterals to channels in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor， pointing out that diseases manifest different features when pathogens are located in collaterals， channels， membrane-source， or zang-fu organs. It emphasized that in disease treatment， attention should be paid to the identification of early lesions in the meridians， and the important role of therapeutic methods such as acupuncture， daoyin （conduction exercise）， moxibustion， massage and pressing， and tangyun （hot compresses with herbal decoctions） in disease prevention should be brought into play.
