Divergent Channels

Question 1

The divergent channels separate from the primary channels about where?

Answer 1

At or ABOVE the elbow or knee joints

Question 2

Both yin and yang channels connect with the

Answer 2

yang

Question 3

Do divergent channels have points of their own?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

The divergent channels distribute qi and blood to

Answer 4

the head and face (allows the yin channels that don’t have points on the head, reach up to the head)

Question 5

pathway of the yang divergent meridians:

Answer 5

run up the limbs
enter the internal organs of the chest and abdomen
(most again emerge at the neck and rejoin the yang regular meridians at the head)

Question 6

pathway of the yin divergent meridians:

Answer 6

travel parallel to the primary meridans

run up to meet with their corresponding yang meridian

Question 7

both yin and yang divergent channels

Answer 7

enter the chest and abdomen to associate with their pertaining zang or fu

Question 8

the divergent channels of the three foot yang all pass through which organ

Answer 8

the heart

Question 9

after passing through the heart, all three foot yang meridians

Answer 9

ascend to the head region

Question 10

the divergent channels of the three hand yang penetrate through to the internal organs from the

Answer 10

axillary fossa
proceed to the throat
ascend to the head

Question 11

the Lung divergent channel

Answer 11

Divergent channel of lung meridian of hand-
taiyin diverges from lung meridian which is before armpit and runs upward then enters into chest and is distributed over lung. Running downward it passes through diaphragm and is distributed over large intestine. One branch ascends coming out at ST12 and LI18 while another descends to the Large Intestine.

Question 12

the Large Intestine divergent channel

Answer 12

separates at LI15 and goes back to DU14. In the front it goes into the chest and Lungs via ST16 or ST15 , from where one pathway descends to the Large Intestine and another goes up and distributes over lung via ST12 to the throat, coming out at LI18.

Question 13

the Stomach divergent channel

Answer 13

starts at ST31. Some say it starts at the He point (ST36, Zu San Li). It moves toward ST30, the Stomach, the Spleen, and the Heart (Ren 17). It ascends up to the throat, Ren22, and then the mouth (connecting with Ren Mai), L.I.20, where it makes a connection with the GB Divergent, to BL1, and finally to ST1 where it connects with the Chong vessel.

Question 14

the Spleen divergent channel

Answer 14

starts at SP11, moves into SP12, ST30 where it joins the Stomach Divergent and follows it up to pass through the middle of the tongue.

Question 15

the Heart divergent channel

Answer 15

starts at HT1, moves into GB22, and towards the chest (Ren17) to penetrate the Heart. It then travels up the throat, to the root of the tongue, to the brain, coming out to the face, ending at UB1.

Question 16

the Small Intestine divergent channel

Answer 16

meridian of hand-taiyang is behind shoulder joint and diverges from small intestine meridian then runs downward. Entering into chest at armpit, it is distributed over heart and runs downward then is distributed over small intestine.

Question 17

the Urinary Bladder divergent channel

Answer 17

starts from bladder meridian which is at popliteal fossa and runs upward then enters from anus into abdomen and is distributed over bladder and kidney. Ascending along both sides of vertebral column, it is distributed over heart, up to the root of the tongue. BL57 – hemorrhoids

Question 18

the Kidney divergent channel

Answer 18

starts at KID10, or U.B.39. It follows a similar path to the Bladder Divergent: up to DU4, connecting with the Kidneys and the Dai channel, up to the root of the tongue, and back towards BL10.

Question 19

the San Jiao divergent channel

Answer 19

GB22 (Yuan Ye), via the diaphragm, into the chest Ren17, up to ST12 to the throat, through SJ16, GB12, into the brain (DU20). From ST12 another trajectory descends down the San Jiao, condensing into the Lower Jiao.

Question 20

the Pericardium divergent channel

Answer 20

starts at GB22 and moves into the chest Ren17 via PC1. From Ren17, it descends through the San Jiao. An ascending trajectory moves up through ST12, up the throat, to SJ16, behind the ear to GB12 where it joins the San Jiao meridian.

Question 21

the Gall Bladder divergent channel

Answer 21

starts at GB30, moves through the inside of the hip and pelvis, and goes to the pubic bone where it meets the Liver meridian at Ren2 and Ren3, communicating with the Chong vessel. A branch goes up to the floating ribs, LIV13 and GB25 and enters the GBand Liver. It then moves up to the Heart (Ren17), up to the throat (Ren22) the chin, moves laterally to the jaw, and ends at GB1.

Question 22

the Liver divergent channel

Answer 22

of foot-jueyin diverges from liver meridian which is at dorsum of foot and ascends along the regular meridian to cunnus then floats along divergent channel of liver meridian and enters into abdomen, and it is distributed over gallbladder and liver and ascends to diaphragm then passes through heart.

Question 23

the stomach divergent channel connects with the

Answer 23

throat, mouth, and Chong vessel

Question 24

the spleen divergent channel passes through the

Answer 24

middle of the tongue

Question 25

the heart divergent channel connects with the

Answer 25

throat, root of the tongue, brain

Question 26

the small intestine divergent channel enters the chest via the

Answer 26

arm pit

Question 27

the bladder divergent channel starts at the

Answer 27

popliteal fossa

Question 28

the bladder divergent channel enters the

Answer 28

anus

Question 29

the kidney divergent channel connects with the

Answer 29

root of the tongue

Question 30

the san jiao divergent channel starts at the

Answer 30

top of the head

Question 31

the san jiao divergent channel connects with the

Answer 31

throat and brain

Question 32

the pericardium divergent channel connects with the

Answer 32

throat and behind the ear

Question 33

the gall bladder divergent channel goes into the inside of the

Answer 33

hip and pelvis and goes to the pubic bone

Question 34

the gall bladder divergent channel connects with the

Answer 34

Chong vessel, throat, chin, and jaw

Question 35

the liver divergent channel connects with the

Answer 35

cunnus

Question 36

the liver divergent channel enters into the

Answer 36

abdomen