Who Discovered the Meridians?
The meridians are a collective term for the jingmai (经脉, channels) and luomai (络脉, collaterals). The character “jing” (经) originates from the twisting of threads, originally referring to the stationary threads pulled longitudinally on a loom, hence it is called “jing“. The term “jing” in “classics” also implies that these texts contain meanings that are … Read more