The Concept of Meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Concept of Meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine

In the theory of meridians, traditional herbal medicine posits that ancient practitioners, through long-term observation and reasoning, believed that the pericardium also functions as an organ with its own meridian system, alongside the corresponding meridian systems. Thus, there are six organs and six bowels, totaling twelve organs and twelve meridians. The meridians are a collective … Read more

The Concept of the Fifteen Collaterals

Many people are not particularly familiar with the concept of the Fifteen Collaterals. To help everyone understand this concept, I have organized the following information: The twelve primary meridians and the Ren (Conception) and Du (Governing) vessels each have their own collaterals, along with the large collateral of the spleen, totaling 15, referred to as … Read more