12 regular meridians Flashcards
Tai Yin
Hand - Lung
Foot - Spleen
Jue Yin
Hand - Pericardium
Foot - Liver
Shao Yin
Hand - Heart
Foot - Kidney
Yang Ming
Hand - Large Intestine
Foot - Stomach
Shao Yang
Hand - San Jiao
Foot - Gall Bladder
Tai Yang
Hand - Small Intestine
Foot - Bladder
Tai Yin pairs with and is located:
Yang Ming; Anterior
Jue Yin pairs with and is located:
Shao Yang: Middle
Shao Yin pairs with is located:
Tai Yang; Posterior
Hand Tai Yin (Lung)
Hand Yang Ming (Large Intestine)
Foot Tai Yin (Spleen)
Foot Yang Ming (Stomach)
Hand Jue Yin (Pericardium)
Hand Shao Yang (San Jiao)
Foot Jue Yin (Liver)
Foot Shao Yang (Gallbladder)
Hand Shao Yin (Heart)
Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine)
Foot Shao Yin (Kidney)
Foot Tai Yang (Bladder)
3 Yin in the Hand
Lung - Tai Yin
Heart - Shao Yin
Pericardium - Jue Yin
3 Yang in the Hand
Large Intestine - Yang Ming
San Jiao - Shao Yang
Small Intestine - Tai Yang
3 Yin in the Foot
Liver - Jue Yin
Spleen - Tai Yin
Kidney - Shao Yin
3 Yang in the Foot
Gall Bladder - Shao Yang
Stomach - Yang Ming
Bladder - Tai Yang
Hand Tai Yin
Lung
Foot Tai Yin
Spleen
Hand Jue Yin
Pericardium
Foot Jue Yin
Liver
Hand Shao Yin
Heart
Foot Shao Yin
Kidney
Hand Yang Ming
Large Intestine
Foot Yang Ming
Stomach
Hand Shao Yang
San Jiao
Foot Shao Yang
Gall Bladder
Hand Tai Yang
Small Intestine
Foot Tai Yang
Bladder
Name of each meridian has 3 elements
1) Hand or Foot
2) Yin or Yang
3) Zang or Fu
Direction of channel traveling (position with hands up)
3 Yin of the Hand
Yin travels bottom up
Chest -> hand
Direction of channel traveling (position with hands up)
3 Yang of the Hand
Yang travels top -> down
Hand -> Head
Direction of channel traveling (position with hands up)
3 Yin of the Foot
Yin travels Bottom -> Up
Foot -> Chest
Direction of channel traveling (position with hands up)
3 Yang of the foot
Yang travels Top -> Down
Head -> Foot
Yin - Yin meridian switch where
Chest
Yang - Yang meridian switch where
Head
Yin - Yang switch where
Hand/Foot (4 limbs)