What is the function of meridians and collaterals
What is the function of meridians and collaterals
The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic contains: "Meridians are the reason why people get sick, why they get sick, why they treat, why they get sick."The meridians are "deep but invisible, floating and common, all collaterals" and have the characteristics of "life and death, execution of all diseases, regulating deficiency and reality, can not be imparted". Therefore, acupuncture and moxibustion "want to use micro-needles to channel its meridians, regulate its blood gas, and operate its reversed access meeting, so that it can be passed on to future generations".Therefore, meridian theory plays a decisive role in guiding the practice of various disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine.
(1) Communicate the superficial and the superficial, and connect the viscera and organs: The "Ming Hu Hai Lun" points out that "those who have twelve meridians belong to the internal organs and the external collaterals are in the limbs."The human body＇s five viscera and six organs, limbs and bones, five organs and nine orifices, skin, flesh, tendons and bones and other organs, the reason why they can maintain relative coordination and unity, complete normal physiological activities, is achieved by the communication of the meridian system.Meridians and meridians in the meridians are crisscrossed with eight and fifteen odd meridians. They go in and out of the table, reach up and down, and connect the viscera and organs of the human body. Meridians and muscles and skin connect the limbs, muscles and skin. Floating collaterals and Sun collaterals connect the subtle parts of the human body.In this way, meridians connect the human body into an organic whole.
The communication function of meridians and collaterals is also reflected in the conduction function of meridians and collaterals.The sensation of pathogenic factors and various stimuli on the body surface can be transmitted to the viscera, and the physiological dysfunction of the viscera can also be reflected on the body surface.These are the concrete manifestations of the communication function of channels and collaterals.
(2) Running Qi and Blood: Lingshu Benzang pointed out that "the meridians, so the blood and Qi Yingyang Yingyang, immerse in muscles and bones, and benefit joints also."Qi and blood are the material basis of human life activities. Only by warm nourishment and moistening of Qi and blood can all the tissues and organs of the body complete their normal physiological functions.Meridians and collaterals are channels for the movement of human Qi and blood. They can transport nutrients to all tissues and organs of the body, so that the viscera and tissues can be nourished, the muscles and bones can be moistened, and the joints can be facilitated.
(3) Resisting pathogens
Yingqi travels in the pulse, while Wei Qi travels outside the pulse.The meridians and collaterals "circulate blood and qi" so that Yingwei＇s Qi is tightly spread all over the body. They adjust the five internal organs, sprinkle Chen into the six internal organs, resist disease and evil outside, and prevent intrusion inside.External evil invades the human body from the outside to the inside, starting with the fur.Wei Qi enriches the collaterals, which spread throughout the body and close to the skin. When exogenous pathogens invade the body, Wei Qi plays the first role in resisting exogenous pathogens and protecting the body.As the "Su Question Mu Ci Lun" said: "The husband and evil guest in shape, must first give up in fur, stay but not go, people give up in Sun Mai, stay but not go, people give up in collaterals, stay but not go, people give up in meridians, internal links five Zang organs, scattered in the intestines and stomach."
