Big Picture Flashcards
Hand Three Yin Meridian
Lung
Pericardium
Heart
Hand Three Yang Meridian
Large Intestine
San-Jiao
Small Intestine
Foot Three Yin Meridian
Spleen
Liver
Kidney
Twelve Meridians
Lung - Large Intestine
Spleen - Stomach
Heart - Small Intestine
Kidney - Urinary Bladder
Pericardium - San Jiao
Liver - GallBladder
Tai Yin
Lung (hand) and Spleen (foot)
Shai Yin
Heart (hand) Kidney (foot)
Jue Yin
Pericardium (hand) Liver (foot)
Yang Ming
Large Intestine (hand) Stomach (foot)
Tai Yang
Small Intestine (hand) Urinary Bladder (foot)
Shao Yang
San Jiao (hand) Gall Bladder (foot)
Most Superficial to Deepest
Cutaneous Region Minute Collaterals Sinew Channels Luo-connecting Primary Channels Divergent Channels Extraordinary Channels Deep pathways of the primary and divergent channels
What are the functions of Jing Luo?
Transportation of Qi and Xue; regulating Yin Yang
Resisting pathogens and reflecting symptoms and signs
Transmitting needling sensation and regulating deficiency and excess
Function of Extra (Extraordinary) Meridians
- act as reservoirs
to absorb excessive Qi and blood from the primary channels in the same way that reservoirs take excess water from the canals and ditches at times of heavy rain
- They link the 12 regular meridians
Eight Extra Meridians(Extraordinary
They do not pertain to Zang-Fu organs or are not internally externally related
Du (Governing) meridian Ren (Conception) meridian Chong (penetrating, vital pass) meridian Dai (Belt, Girdle) meridian Yin Qiao (Heel, Motility) Yang Qiao (Heel, Motility) Yin Wei (Linking, Connecting) Yang Wei (Linking, Connecting)
“sea of the Yang meridians”
Du (Governing) channel
links all the Yang meridians at Du 14 and is known as the “sea of the Yang meridians”, and helps regulate the Qi of all the Yang meridian.
Commands Yang meridians
“sea of the Yin meridians”
Ren (Conception) meridian links all the Yin meridian and is known as “sea of the Yin meridians”and helps regulate the Qi of all the yin meridian
“sea of blood or sea of the 12 primary meridians”
Chong (penetrating, vital pass) meridian
links the ST & KI meridian and strengthen the link of DU and Ren. It is known as “sea of blood or sea of the 12 primary meridians”
Dai (Belt, Girdle)
Dai (Belt, Girdle) meridian
Binds all the meridians
Dai meridian binds the vertical paths of the 12 primary meridians esp Chong, Ren, Liv, KI, Sp meridians
Yin Qiao meridian
Yin Qiao (Heel, Motility connects the Kidney and Urinary Bladder meridians and is said to dominate quietness.
Medial malleolus
Control motions of the lower extremities
Yang Qiao meridian
Yang Qiao (Heel, Motility) connects the Urinary Bladder, Gall Bladder, Small Intestine, Large Intestine and Stomach meridians and is said to dominate activity.
Yang Qiao (Heel)
Lateral malleolus
Control motions of the lower extremities
Yin Wei meridian
Yin Wei (Linking, Connecting) connects the Kidney, Spleen, Liver and Ren meridians and is said to dominate the interior of the whole body.
Unites the yin main meridians, reinforces and balances their respective flows and generally regulates yin meridian activity.
Dominates the interior of the body
Yang Wei meridian
Yang Wei (Linking, Connecting) connects the UB, GB, SJ, SI, St and Du meridians and is said to dominate the exterior of the whole body.
Unites the yang major meridians, reinforces and balances their respective flows and generally regulates yang meridian activity.
Dominates the exterior of the body
Confluent points
Each of the extra meridians has their own confluent points on the limbs which are considered to have an effect on its extraordinary meridian.
Ren, Du Chong meridians
Ren, Du Chong meridians circulate Wei-Qi over the chest, abdomen and back, helping to protect the body from exterior pathogenic Qi.
These 3 meridians originate in the pelvic cavity and are directly linked to Kidneys. It demonstrates the relationship between constitutional vigour and defence against disease.
