Understanding acute disharmonies of the channel sinews

American Journal of Acupuncture

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 141-149

  Rodger Withers, Sue ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Acupuncture College   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Channel sinews; Eight Principles of Diagnosis; Exogenous pathogens; Jing jin; Ling Shu; Musculo tendino channels; Pathogenic energy; Su Wen; Wei qi

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COLD; ENERGY; HEAT; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WIND;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MERIDIANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; YIN-YANG;

EID: 0033367959     PISSN: 00913960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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16. "That is why when one is attacked by wind, the top portion is affected first." See Endnote 14, p116: Su Wen, ch 29 (trans) Ni M.
17. "When the exterior is injured by the wind, the interior is opened at the pores, the hair is steamed, and the body fluids leak from the interior. The protective qi travels, but is blocked and cannot obtain and follow its path. The qi is fierce, slippery and urgent. It sees openings and comes out, because it cannot obtain and follow its path. Thus, this is called a leaking funnel." See Endnote 9: Ling Shu, ch 18 (trans) Wu J-N, ch 18.
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19. "The energy of the meridians flows without stop, it circulates in the meridians continually; when the cold energy penetrates into the meridians, it will cause obstructions and slow down the circulation. If a vicious energy resides in the external region of the meridians as guest, it will cause a scarcity of blood; if it resides in the internal region of the meridians as guest, it will cause a stoppage of energy circulation which results in sudden pain." See Endnote 10, p244: Su Wen, ch 39 (trans) Lu H.
20. "The heated needle is used for the treatment of the cramp in the muscle meridian by the disease-causing Ch'i of the cold." See Endnote 8, p181: Ling Shu, ch 13 (trans) Sunu K, Lee Y.
21. "When cold energy resides in the external region of the meridians as guest, the meridians will be cold; when the meridians are cold, it will cause contraction and difficulty in extending; contraction will cause cramps and difficulty in flexation and extension which will affect the reticular meridians and result in sudden pain." See Endnote 7, p244: Su Wen, ch 39 (trans) Lu H.
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