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Bih-Cheng Chen1*Yuen-lun Chung1Ting-Yu Huang1
1School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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With the growing development of western medicine in recent decades,considerable progress has been made in medical imageology, physiology, anatomy and etc. However, the limited knowledge on especially meridian theory and its intrinsic features still remain in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In view of this,this study reviews and investigates the intrinsic features of “Heart” and “Xin Bao Luo” in the Meridian theory based on classical literature and anatomical
perspectives. Through the classical and modern medical literature, we attempt to clarify the intrinsic features as well as the characteristics of the Heart and “Xin Bao Luo” from the evidence found. For the Heart meridian, we discover that part of the description of the meridian pathway in the body is related to the aortic system in anatomy through the ‘Magic Pivot, Chapter 10-Meridians’. As for the intrinsic features of “Xin Bao Luo”, the following three discussions are included:Firstly, the limitation in the general perception of “Xin Bao Luo is equivalent to Pericardium” has failed to explain the principle of clinical treatment of Coronary Heart Disease by Neiguan (PC6). Hence, it remains as one of the key points required to be clarified. Secondly, through the exterior-interior relationship of “Xin Bao Luo” and San Jiao (Triple membrane) and its membrane theory, “Xin Bao Luo” is inferred as the middle and small arterial system of various membrane types. Finally, we believe that “Heart governs the “Xin Bao Luo” meridian of Hand Jue Yin” is being comprehended as “The heart is the dominating organ”.
Hence “Heart governs “Xin Bao Luo” ” is referred as ‘The Heart is governing all the middle and small artery system on the membranes within the body’ since “Bao” is defined as all the membranes while “Luo” is defined as the arterioles. Integrating the discussion on the “Heart” and “Xin Bao Luo”, it is learnt that the two meridians-Heart meridian and “Heart governs the “Xin Bao Luo” meridian of Hand Jue Yin” include the aortic system and the middle and small artery system on the various membranes.
【Keywords】Heart meridian, Arterial System, Pericardium, Heart governs,
Neiguan (PC6)
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212.5 心与包络辨
