8 extraordinary meridians pdf Continue This article is about the concept in traditional Chinese medicine. For other purposes, see Meridian Systems This article is part of a series on Alternative Medicine General Information Alternative Medicine Alternative Veterinary Medicine Kwakeria (Health Fraud) History of Alternative Medicine Rise of Modern Medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skeptic Movement National Center for Complementary and Integrative Terminology of Health Alternative Medicine Fringe Medicine and Science Kupressura acupuncture acupuncture Diet Anthroposophical Medicine Apitherapy Applied Kinesiology Aromatherapy Auriculotherapy Bach Floral Remedies Bates Method Black Ointment Bodywork Bonesetter Bowen Technique Breathing Camel Urine Fake COVID-19 Treatment of Cow Urine Cancer Treatment Greek Cancer Treatment For Greek Cancer Cancer Cleanse Chiropractic Chiropractic Chiropractic Treatments for The Spinal Sub-Infection of the Christian Science of Chromotherapy Colon Cleaning Coffee Enemas ColorpunctureIos Cranacral Therapy Crystal Healing Cupping Therapy Dental Amalgam Spores Detoxifying Foot Bath Duesberg Hypothesis Ear Candling Energy Medicine Esoteric Energy Therapeutic Touch Fabunan Antiviral Injections Liteline Communication Feldenkrais Method Functional Medicine Analysis Hair Herbal MedicineOlic Medicine Holistic Medicine Hologram Bracelet Homeopathy Biodemonium Biological Assessment of the Area Hypnotherapy Iridology Ionized Jewelry Jilly Juice Lightning Process Lymphotherapy Medical Intuitive Hypnosis Magnet Therapy Manual Therapy Megavitamine Therapy Mind-Body Intervention MMS Myofascial release of NAET Naturopathy Oil Pulling Orgone Orthomolecular Medicine Ortopia Osteopathy Osteopathy Osteopathy Osteopathic Osteopathic Osteopathic Parapsychology Frenology Mental Surgery Psychodermatology Radionica Rapid Method of Prompting RBOP Reiki Reflexology Rolfing Scientific Racism ThetaHeHealing Thought Field Therapy Urine Therapy Urophagia Vaginal Steam Vision Therapy Vitalism Young Blood Transfusion Zero Balancing Conspiracy Theories (list) Large Pharma Conspiracy Theory HIV/AIDS Denial of OPV AIDS Hypothesis Anti-Vaccination Vaccine and Autism MMR Vaccine and Autism Water Fluoridation Controversy GMO Conspiracy Theory Classification Theory Alternative Medical Systems Mind-Body Intervention Biologically Based Therapy Manipulative Methods Energy Therapy Traditional Medicine African Muti South African Ayurveda Ayurveda Ayurvedic acupressure Dosha Maharishi Vedic approach to health Balneotherapy Brazilian Bush medicine Cambodian Chinese blood stagnation Chinese herbologyDit Yes Gua Sha Gill Plate Trade Meridian Moxibustion Pressure Point qi Sang Jiao Tui na sang fu chumash Curandero Faith Healing Iranian Jamu Kambo Japanese Korean Mien Shiang Mongolian Prophetic Medicine Shamanism Shiatsu Siatsu Siddha Sri Lanka Thai Tibetan Unani Vietnamese Diagnoses Adrenal Fatigue Aerotoxic Syndrome Candida Hypersensitivity Chronic Lyme Disease Electromagnetic Electromagnetic Severe Legs Leak Bowel Syndrome A Few chemical sensitivity of Wilson's temperature syndrome vte meridian system (simplified Chinese: 经络; traditional Chinese: 經絡; pinyin: j'nglu, also called channel network) is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) about the way through which life energy is known as qi flows. Meridians are not real anatomical structures: scientists have found no evidence to support their existence. The main proponents of their existence have not reached any consensus on how they can work or be tested in a scientific context. The basic concepts of Meridian Networks tend to fall into two categories, jingmai (經脈) or meridian channels and luomai (絡脈) or related vessels (sometimes called liens). Jingmai contain 12 tendinomulary meridians, 12 divergent meridians, 12 main meridians, eight emergency vessels, and the Huato Canal, a set of bilateral dots on the lower back, the discovery of which is attributed to the ancient physician Hua Tuo. The pledges contain 15 major arteries that connect the 12 main meridians in various ways, in addition to interacting with their associated internal organs and other related internal structures. The security system also includes an extensive space of capillary vessels that spread throughout the body, namely in 12 maple regions, and also emanate from each point on the main meridians. If you calculate the number of unique points on each meridian, the total number reaches 361, which corresponds to the number of days per year, in the lunar calendar system. Note that this method ignores the fact that the bulk of acupoints are two-way, making the actual total 670. There are about 400 acupuncture points (not counting double-sided points), most of which are located along the main 20 paths (i.e. 12 primary and eight emergency channels). However, in the second century AD, 649 acupuncture points were recognized in China (according to the calculations of bilateral points twice). There are 12 main meridians where each meridian corresponds to either a gender or a solid organ; interact with it and extends along a certain limb (i.e. arms or legs). There are also eight emergency channels, two of which have their own set of dots and the rest of the connection points on other channels. The 12 standard meridians of 12 standard meridians, also called main meridians, are divided into Yin and Yang groups. Yin meridians of the hands of the lungs, heart and pericardia. Yan's meridians hand the large intestine, small intestine, and triple burner. Yin meridian legs of the spleen, kidneys and liver. Meridians Yang's feet stomach, bladder and gallbladder. The table below provides a more systematic list of 12 standard Name (Chinese) The quality of Yin or Yang Extreme Five Elements Organ Time Taiyin Light Hand Channel (⼿太阴肺经) or Hand Major Yin Light Meridian Big Yin (Taiin, 太阴) Hand (⼿) Metal (⾦) Light (肺) 寅; Jon; 03:00 to 05:00 Shaoin Heart Canal Hands (⼿少阴⼼经) or Small Yin Heart Yin Meridian Small Yin (Shaoin, 少阴) Hand (⼿) Fire (⽕) Heart (⼼) 午; wǔ; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jueyin Pericardium Channel of Hand (⼿厥阴⼼包经) or Hand's Absolute Yin Heart Protector Meridian Faint Yin (jueyin - 厥阴) Hand (⼿) Fire (⽕) Pericardium (⼼包) 戌; xz; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Shaoyang Sanjiao Canal Hands (⼿少阳三焦经) or Small Yang Triple Burner Meridian Small Yang (Shaoyan, 少阳) Hand (⼿) Fire (⽕) Triple Burner (三焦) 亥; Hei; 21:00 to 23:00 Taiyan Small Intestine Canal Hand (⼿太阳⼩肠经) or Hand Major Jan Small Bowel Meridian Big Yang (Taiyan, 太阳) Hand (⼿) Fire (⽕) Small intestine (⼩肠) 未; Wai; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Youngming Large Bowel Hand Canal (⼿阳明肠经) or Yang High Large Bowel Meridian Ian Bright (yangming, 阳 明) Hand (⼿) Metal (⾦) Large Intestine (I腸) 卯; mǎo; 5am to 7am Taiyin spleen canal legs (⾜太阴脾经) or leg major Yin spleen Meridian Big Yin (taiin, 太阴) Legs (⾜) Land (⼟) spleen (脾) ⺒; Sa; 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Shaoin kidneys canal foot (⾜少阴肾经) or feet Small Yin kidney Meridian Small Yin (shaoin, 少阴) Legs (⾜) Water (⽔) Kidneys (腎) ⾣; yǒu; 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. jueyin Liver Channel of Foot (⾜厥阴肝经) or Foot's Absolute Yin Liver Faint Meridian Yin (jueyin, 厥阴) Foot (⾜) Wood (⽊) Liver (肝) 丑; chǒu; 01:00 to 03:00 Shaoyan bile canal of the foot (⾜少阳胆经) or Small yang gallbladder Legs Meridian Small Yang (shaoyan, 少阳) Leg (⾜) Wood (⽊) gallbladder (膽) ⼦; zǐ; 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Taiyang Bladder Channel of Foot (⾜太阳膀胱经) or The Main Bladder of the Feet of Meridian Greater Yang (taiyang, 太阳) Foot (⾜) Water (⽔) bladder (膀胱) 申; Schoen; 15:00 to 17:00 Yangming stomach channel legs (⾜阳明胃经) or feet of Yang Supreme stomach Meridian Ian Bright (yangming, 阳明) Foot (⾜) Earth (⼟) stomach (胃) ⾠; Chhon; From 7:00 a.m. to 9:00, eight unusual meridians Eight extraordinary meridians are key in the study of qigong, tai chi-chuan and Chinese alchemy. These eight additional meridians differ from the standard twelve organs meridians in that they are considered to be storage vessels or energy reservoirs and are not directly related to the ong fu, i.e. internal organs. These channels were first systematically mentioned in the Spiritual Axis of Chapters 17, 21 and 62, Classics of Difficulties Chapter 28 and 29 and Study 8 Emergency Vessels (Qi Jing Ba Mai Kao) Li Shi Chen 1578. 8 Unusual Vessels (奇經⼋脈; q'ng b'm'i): Conception Vessel (Ren Mai) - 任脈; Regulatory vessel Du Mai - 督脈; de mi penetrating vessel (Chong Mai) - 衝脈; Chang Mei Girdl (Dai Mai) - 帶脈; Mi-mi yin (Yin Wei Mai) - 陰維脈; Yang wai mei yang, linking the ship (Yang Wei Mai) - 陽維脈; eng wai mai yin Hil (Yin Chiao Mai) - 陰蹻脈; Yang Tsingyao mei Yang Hil Ship (Yang Xiao Mai) - 陽蹻脈; There is no scientific view on meridian theory of meridians: scientists have found no evidence to support their existence. Some avocados of traditional Chinese medicine believe that meridians function as electrical channels based on observations that the electrical influence of current through meridians is lower than in other areas of the body. A review of studies conducted in 2008 showed that the studies were of poor quality and could not support these claims. According to Stephen Novell, there is no evidence that meridians actually exist. Risking to sound redundant, they are as make up and fictional as ether, flogistum, big man, and unicorns. The National Health Fraud Board concluded that meridians are imaginary; their location does not apply to internal organs and therefore does not apply to human anatomy. The history of the Concept of meridians is first embodied in two works restored from the tombs of Mawandui and Changjiashan kingdom of Changsha, The Canon of Kauterization of eleven channels of legs and hands (⾜臂⼗脈灸經, zbyo Shii Myai Jiǔjīng) and the canon of the cauterization of eleven channels Yin and Yang (陰陽⼗脈灸經, Yanyang Shii Myi Jiǔjīng). In the texts, meridians are referred to as mei (脈) rather than as a yangmja. See also China Portal Medicine Portal Acupuncture Point Chakra List of Acupuncture Points by Marma Adi Nadi (Yoga) Pressure Points Glossary Alternative Medicine Links - b Novella, Stephen (January 25, 2012). What is traditional Chinese medicine?. sciencebasedmedicine.org. Society of Scientific Medicine. Received on May 13, 2015. A b Singh, S.; Ernst, E. (2008). Trick or cure: Indisputable facts about alternative medicine. Norton in paperback. W. W. Norton. page 42.