中医英语经络祥解.ppt

General Description The foundation for acupuncture,moxibustion,tuina and qigong. Focus on human body as a whole. The theory of meridians-collaterals The meridians-collaterals family The physiological function The pathological changes Meridians and Collaterals These pathways connect the viscera with limbs and joints, link the upper part of the body with the lower part and associate the interior with the exterior. Meridians and Collaterals Jing means “ go through ” or “ a path ”. They are the main trunks of the system, thick and large. They run longitudinally and are deep-level distributed within the body. Meridians and Collaterals Luo means “ something that connects ” or “ a net ”. They are branches of the meridians, thin and small. They usually run transversely and are distributed superficially, and crisscross and net the whole body. The meridians-collaterals family Meridians Colleterals Other family members The twelve divergent meridians(十二经别) The twelve skin divisions（十二皮部） The twelve musculature zones.（十二经筋） They link together to unify all the viscera, organs, orifices, muscles, skin and bones in the human body into an organic whole. What does 12 regular meridians do? Physiologically the meridians serve as the pathways for Qi and blood to flow and circulate in the body. Pathologically the meridians transmit pathogenic factors into the body. WHAT OCCASION? When meridian Qi becomes weak or fails to protect the body due to certain factors, exogenous pathogenic factors may invade the body and pathogenic factors will be transmitted into the viscera through the meridians. They start and terminate at certain sites, run along the fixed routes, link in accordance with certain order, distribute along the limbs with certain rules and are directly connected with certain viscera. Diagnose according to changes of the meridians. 肺部胀满，膨膨气喘、咳嗽，锁骨上窝“缺盆”内（包括喉咙部分）疼痛；严重的则交捧着两手，感到胸部烦闷，视觉模糊。还可发生前臂部的气血阻逆