Atlas of Acupuncture

1.2 The 12 Primary Channels (jing zheng)

Yang channels (hand–foot pairings)

yangming Latero-anterior aspect of More Qi, more Blood

(ST, L.I.) the four extremities, frontal Qi = Blood

aspect of the head (face,

forehead), anterior aspect of

the trunk

Yin channels (hand–foot pairings)

taiyin Medio-anterior aspect of the More Qi, less Blood

(LU, SP) four extremities as well as Qi > Blood

the thorax and abdomen

jueyin Middle of the medial aspect Less Qi, more Blood

(P, LIV) of the four extremities as well Qi < Blood

as the thorax and abdomen

shaoyin Medio-anterior aspect of the More Qi, less Blood

(HE, KID) four extremities as well as Qi > Blood

the thorax and abdomen

Interior

c

LU+SP

taiyin

P+LIV

jueyin

HE+KID

shaoyin

L.I.+ST

yangming

T.B.+G.B.

shaoyang

S.I. + BL

taiyang

Anterior

Middle

Posterior

Interior

Yin

Exterior

Yang

d

Anterior

Middle

Posterior

LU+SP

taiyin

P+LIV

jueyin

HE+KID

shaoyin

L.I.+ST

yangming

T.B.+G.B.

shaoyang

S.I. + BL

taiyang

Interior

Yin

Exterior

Yang

e

LU+SP

taiyin

P+LIV

jueyin

HE+KID

shaoyin

L.I.+ST

yangming

T.B.+G.B.

shaoyang

S.I. + BL

taiyang

Anterior

Middle

Posterior

Interior

Yin

Exterior

Yang

f

Anterior

Middle

Posterior

LU+SP

taiyin

P+LIV

jueyin

HE+KID

shaoyin

L.I.+ST

yangming

T.B.+G.B.

shaoyang

S.I. + BL

taiyang

Interior

Yin

Exterior

Yang

Fig. 1.18 (cont’d) Overview of the six great channels (liu jing)

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