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This book offers a fresh English interpretation of the ancient channels in Chinese medicine, drawing from some of its most authoritative historical texts. It focuses on the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon (Huáng Dì Nèi Jīng), written between 200–300 BCE and widely regarded as the cornerstone of modern Chinese medicine. By examining this revered text, the book provides a unique perspective on how the channels were originally conceptualized and how they have evolved over time.
In addition to exploring the channels outlined in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, the book offers a comparative analysis of ancient and modern interpretations, illuminating their continuity and transformation. It brings the earliest documented descriptions of these channels to life, offering readers a rare glimpse into the roots of Chinese medical theory.
The book provides an in-depth examination of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels, moving beyond their brief mentions in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon. Through a meticulous English translation of their earliest, more detailed descriptions recorded in The Canon of Difficult Issues (Nàn Jīng), it sheds light on these significant vessels. To enhance this exploration, the book also analyzes the insights presented in Ming dynasty physician Li Shi Zhen’s Study of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels (Qí Jīng Bā Mài Kǎo), weaving ancient wisdom with a scholarly perspective. This thoughtful synthesis offers a comprehensive journey into the profound legacy of Chinese medicine, making it an indispensable resource for practitioners, researchers, and anyone interested in the enduring principles and profound legacy of Chinese Medicine.
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Preface
Acupuncture has surged in popularity worldwide, captivating doctors and healers who integrate this ancient needling method into their treatments. This led to acupuncture's spotlight in research, where its mechanisms and treatment effects underwent extensive evaluation. Yet, numerous mysteries persist, particularly regarding channels and network vessels. What did ancient Chinese observers discern when they intricately connected limbs and inner organs through a net-like system across the human body? To unravel this mystery, a deep dive into ancient texts and an understanding of precise terminology are essential.
The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon serves as the cornerstone of Chinese Medical thinking, especially in acupuncture theory and treatment. However, accessing precise translations of the Yellow Emperor's Channel system proves exceedingly rare, creating a barrier for English-speaking practitioners in the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) community. Today's TCM textbooks often rely on modern channel system descriptions without acknowledging their historical evolution over centuries. In this book, we delve into and translate ancient descriptions of the TCM channel system, encompassing main channels, channel divergences, network vessels, channel sinews, and the eight extraordinary vessels. A comparison with modern descriptions enhances our understanding of their evolution, while the original channel pathology from the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon is appended for reference.
目次
Table Of Contents
About the Authors ............................................................................................ III
Acknowledgements .......................................................................................... VII
Foreword .........................................................................................................VIII
Preface .............................................................................................................XIV
Table Of Contents ...........................................................................................XVI
chapter 1
About This Book .............................................................................................1
History of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Channels...................................3
Theory of Channels .........................................................................................4
References .......................................................................................................6
chapter 2
A Brief Overview of the Channel and Network System .................................7
A Basic Understanding of the 12 Main Channels............................................9
The Distribution of the 12 Channels .............................................................12
The Distribution of the Channels at the Head .............................................14
The Distribution of the Channels at the Trunk (External Part)......................15
The Direction and Connection of the 12 Channels .......................................17
The Exterior Interior Relationship of the 12 Channels .................................18
The Sequence of the 12 Main Channels .......................................................20
Chapter3
The Hand Greater Yin - Lung Channel ..........................................................25
The Contemporary Hand Greater Yin -Lung Channel .................................28
The Hand Yang Brightness - Large Intestine Channel ..................................30
The Contemporary Hand Yang Brightness - Large Intestine Channel ..........33
The Foot Yang Brightness -Stomach Channel ...............................................35
The Contemporary Foot Yang Brightness - Stomach Channel ......................39
The Foot Greater Yin - Spleen Channel ........................................................42
The Contemporary Foot Greater Yin – Spleen Channel ................................44
The Hand Lesser Yin – Heart Channel ..........................................................46
The Contemporary Hand Lesser Yin - Heart Channel ...................................49
The Hand Greater Yang - Small Intestine Channel .......................................51
The Contemporary Hand Greater Yang - Small Intestine Channel ..............54
The Foot Greater Yang - Urinary Bladder Channel .......................................56
The Contemporary Foot Greater Yang - Urinary Bladder Channel ...............59
The Foot Lesser Yin - Kidney Channel .........................................................62
The Contemporary Foot Lesser Yin - Kidney Channel .................................65
The Hand Reverting Yin -Pericardium Channel ...........................................67
Contemporary Hand Reverting Yin - Pericardium Channel .........................70
The Hand Lesser Yang - Triple Burner Channel ...........................................72
The Contemporary Hand Lesser Yang - Triple Burner Channel ...................75
The Foot Lesser Yang -Gallbladder Channel ................................................78
The Contemporary Foot Lesser Yang - Gallbladder Channel ......................82
The Foot Reverting Yin - Liver Channel .......................................................85
The Contemporary Reverting Yin-Liver Channel .........................................88
References .....................................................................................................90
Appendix The 12 Main Channels Pathology According to the Yellow Emperor
The Hand Greater Yin - Lung Channel Pathology ........................................92
The Hand Yang Brightness - Large Intestine Channel Pathology .................95
The Foot Yang Brightness -Stomach Channel Pathology..............................97
The Foot Greater Yin - Spleen Channel Pathology .....................................100
The Hand Lesser Yin – Heart Channel Pathology .......................................102
The Hand Greater Yang - Small Intestine Channel Pathology ....................104
The Foot Greater Yang - Urinary Bladder Channel Pathology....................106
The Foot Lesser Yin - Kidney Channel Pathology ......................................108
The Hand Reverting Yin - Pericardium Network Channel Pathology ........110
The Hand Lesser Yang - Triple Burner Channel Pathology ........................112
The Foot Lesser Yang -Gallbladder Channel Pathology .............................114
The Foot Reverting Yin - Liver Channel Pathology ....................................116
chapter 4
Foot Greater Yang - Bladder Channel Divergence ......................................120
Foot Lesser Yin - Kidney Channel Divergence ...........................................121
Foot Lesser Yang - Gall Bladder Channel Divergence ................................122
Foot Reverting Yin - Liver Channel Divergence .........................................123
Foot Yang Brightness - Stomach Channel Divergence ................................124
Foot Greater Yin - Spleen Channel Divergence ..........................................125
Hand Greater Yang - Small Intestine Channel Divergence .........................126
Hand Lesser Yin - Heart Channel Divergence.............................................127
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Hand Lesser Yang - Triple Burner Channel Divergence .............................128
Hand Reverting Yin - Pericardium Channel Divergence.............................129
Hand Yang Brightness - Large Intestine Channel Divergence ....................130
Hand Greater Yin - Lung Channel Divergence ...........................................131
chapter 5
The Diverging Network Vessels (別絡, Bié luò ) .....................................133
Hand Greater Yin - Lung Diverging Network Vessel ..................................134
Hand Lesser Yin - Heart Diverging Network Vessel ..................................135
Hand Reverting Yin - Pericardium Diverging Network Vessel ...................136
Hand Greater Yang - Small Intestine Diverging Network Vessel ................137
Hand Yang Brightness - Large Intestine Diverging Network Vessel ...........138
Hand Lesser Yang - Triple Burner Diverging Network Vessel ....................139
Foot Greater Yang - Bladder Diverging Network Vessel ............................140
Foot Lesser Yang - Gallbladder Diverging Network Vessel ........................141
Foot Yang Brightness - Stomach Diverging Network Vessel ......................142
Foot Greater Yin - Spleen Diverging Network Vessel .................................143
Foot Lesser Yin - Kidney Diverging Network Vessel .................................144
Foot Reverting Yin - Liver Diverging Network Vessel ..............................145
Controlling Vessel Diverging Network Vessel ........................................146
Governor Vessel Diverging Network Vessel ...........................................147
The Great Network Vessel of the Spleen .................................................148
Diverging Network Vessel Pathology According to the Yellow Emperor
Hand Greater Yin – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology .........................150
Hand Lesser Yin – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ...........................151
Hand Heart Ruler – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology .........................152
Hand Greater Yang – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology .......................153
Hand Yang Brightness – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ..................154
Hand Lesser Yang – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ........................155
Foot Greater Yang – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ........................156
Foot Lesser Yang – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ..........................157
Foot Yang Brightness – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ...................158
Foot Greater Yin – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ...........................159
Foot Lesser Yin – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ............................160
Foot Reverting Yin – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology .......................161
Controlling Vessel – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ........................162
Governing Vessel – Diverging Network Vessel Pathology .........................163
The Great Network Vessel of the Spleen –
Diverging Network Vessel Pathology ..........................................................164
All 15 Diverging Network Vessels Pathology .............................................165
chapter 6
The Twelve Channel Sinews (經筋, Jīng Jīn ) .........................................167
The Foot Greater Yang - Bladder Channel Sinew ......................................169
The Foot Lesser Yang - Gallbladder Channel Sinew ..................................172
The Foot Yang Brightness - Stomach Channel Sinew .................................175
The Foot Greater Yin - Spleen Channel Sinew ..........................................178
The Foot Lesser Yin - Kidney Channel Sinew ...........................................180
The Foot Reverting Yin - Liver Channel Sinew .........................................182
The Hand Greater Yang - Small Intestine Channel Sinew .........................184
The Hand Lesser Yang Triple Burner Channel Sinew ................................186
The Hand Yang Brightness - Large Intestine Channel Sinew ....................188
The Hand Greater Yin - Lung Channel Sinew .............................................190
The Hand Reverting Yin - Pericardium Channel Sinew .............................192
The Hand Lesser Yin - Heart Channel Sinew .............................................194
Channel Sinew Pathology According to the Yellow Emperor
The Foot Greater Yang - Bladder Channel Sinew Pathology ......................199
The Foot Lesser Yang - Gallbladder Channel Sinew Pathology .................200
The Foot Yang Brightness - Stomach Channel Sinew Pathology................202
The Foot Greater Yin - Spleen Channel Sinew Pathology ..........................204
The Foot Lesser Yin - Kidney Channel Sinew Pathology ...........................205
The Foot Reverting Yin - Liver Channel Sinew Pathology .........................207
The Hand Greater Yang -
Small Intestine Channel Sinew Pathology...................................................208
The Hand Lesser Yang – Triple Burner Channel Sinew Pathology.............210
The Hand Yang Brightness - Large Intestine Channel Sinew Pathology ....211
The Hand Greater Yin - Lung Channel Sinew Pathology ...........................212
The Hand Heart Ruler - Pericardium Channel Sinew Pathology ................213
The Hand Lesser Yin – Heart Channel Sinew Pathology ............................214
Pathology of the Foot Yang Brightness - Stomach Channel Sinew and the Hand Greater Yang - Small Intestine Channel Sinew .................................216
chapter 7
The Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Eighty-one Difficult Issues
(黃帝八十一難經, Huáng dì bā shí yī nán jīng) .....................................218
The Governing Vessel(督脈, Dū Mài) ......................................................220
The Controlling Vessel(任脈, Rèn Mài) ...................................................222
The Thoroughfare Vessel(衝脈, Chōng Mài) ............................................224
The Girdling Vessel (帶脈, Dài Mài) ........................................................226
The Yang Springing Vessel ( 陽蹻脈, Yáng Qiao Mài) .............................228
The Yin Springing Vessel ( 陰蹻脈, Yīn Qiao Mài) ..................................230
The Yin and Yang Linking Vessels ( 陰維脈, Yīn Wéi Mài)
( 陽維脈Yáng Wéi Mài) ............................................................................232
Li Shi Zhen ( 李時珍) Study of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels
( 奇經八脈考, Qí Jīng Bā Mài Kǎo) ........................................................234
The Governing Vessel( 督脈, Dū Mài) ......................................................235
The Controlling Vessel ( 任脈, Rèn Mài) ...................................................240
The Thoroughfare Vessel ( 衝脈, Chōng Mài)...........................................244
The Girdling Vessel ( 帶脈, Dài Mài) ........................................................247
The Yang Springing Vessel ( 陽蹻脈, Yáng Qiao Mài)..............................249
The Yin Springing Vessel ( 陰蹻脈, Yīn Qiao Mài) ..................................252
The Yin Linking Vessel ( 陰維脈, Yīn Wéi Mài) ......................................255
The Yang Linking Vessel ( 陽維脈, Yáng Wéi Mài) ..................................258
Possible Theories on the Origins of Channel Discovery .............................262
Research Efforts to Substantiate the Existence of the Channels .................263
References ...................................................................................................265
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