Cutaneous regions of the fourteen meridians

Cutaneous regions of the fourteen meridians

Cutaneous regions of
the fourteen meridians
are location distribution
areas of fourteen
meridians on skin; they
are universally called
cutaneous regions.
There are big
branches of fourteen
meridians which are
called twelve divergent
collateral s and fifteen
collaterals, there are
many small branches
which are called 365
collaterals, places of
branches of small
collaterals are meridian
acupoints, 365
collaterals which
diverge from meridians
diverge into several
small collaterals and are
called tertiary collateral
vessel which are covered with skin of circulation scope of meridian and forms
distribution areas of fourteen meridian and collaterals. Viscera of human body which
is associated with surrounding relies on small collaterals of cutaneous regions, outside
information transfers from small collaterals to collaterals and from collateral to
meridian vessel then from meridian to viscera, human body can regulate function that
accommodates surrounding changes according to information. Viscera and bowels
scatter unnecessary or odd Qi to outside through transmission route and absorb Qi
from outside to keep yin-yang balance of human function and keep human normal
existence. Human body defenses through this gangway, when defense qi is inadequate,
this gangway is the major route that evil qi offend human body, it penetrates from
skin of small collaterals into collateral and from collateral into meridian then invade
from meridian to viscera and bowels and causes disease of viscera and bowels. This

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gangway is also the route that acupuncture and moxibustion, Qigong, massage and
dermatologic cure disease, this is the reason that acupuncture and moxibustion
irritates skin can cure disease of internal organ, disease of internal organ can appears
various reaction through this route such as pain, tenderness, changes of color and
intradermal tubercle and so on, these reactions became diagnostic index. The above
contents forms related theory of skin and internal organ. Since 1954, on the
instruction of this theory, our country does general scientific study which is related to
skin and internal organ, a lot of data enriches this content and becomes significance
foundation of therapy method of acupuncture and moxibustion, Qigong, massage and
dermatologic.
The ancients draw simple distribution diagram of twelve meridians, fifteen
collaterals, and twelve divergent collateral s and eight extra meridians, but never draw
diagram of twelve and twelve meridian sinews. This diagram was first appeared in
Shijiang of meridian and collateral which is published in People publishing company
of shanghai in 1976.there is no concrete record of distribution appearance of twelve
cutaneous regions in Neijing and books of all through the ages. There is general
record in Plain Question; its general meaning is that skin of circulation areas of
meridian is cutaneous regions of each meridian and every meridian is the same. This
diagram of cutaneous region is drawn on the basis of this principle, in accordance
with record of distribution of 365 collaterals and tertiary collateral vessels and
according to appearance of human body.
Cutaneous regions of fourteen meridians are called cutaneous regions of twelve
meridians in Neijing. According to the record of 365 acupoints and 365 collaterals in
cutaneous regions in Neijing, conception vessel and governor vessel should have
subsection of cutaneous regions; otherwise acupoints of two vessels must be in
cutaneous regions of other meridians and must lose function of two vessels. So
original cutaneous regions of twelve meridians are added cutaneous regions of
conception vessel and governor vessel and become cutaneous regions of fourteen
meridians in Fig.63, Fig.64 and Fig.65.

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