Trajectory of the large Intestine Meridian 大腸手陽明之脈
靈樞經 spiritual pivot
Líng shū jīng 經脈 connective vessels Jīng mài 大腸手陽明之脈,vessel of yang ming of the hand Dàcháng shǒu yáng míng zhī mài 起於大指次指之端,starts in the end of the second finger Qǐ yú dà zhǐ cì zhǐ zhī duān 循指上廉,follows upwards of the finger by the line between white and red skin Xún zhǐ shàng lián 出合谷兩骨之間,leaves from hegu the place between two bones Chū hégǔ liǎng gǔ zhī jiān 上入兩筋之中,enters on the top in the center between muscles Shàng rù liǎng jīn zhī zhōng 循臂上廉,follows up to the arm on the line between white and red skin Xún bì shàng lián 入肘外廉,enters into external part of the elbow of the line between red and white skin Rù zhǒu wài lián 上臑外前廉,up front and outside of axillary fold on the the line between red and white skin Shàng nào wài qián lián 上肩,up to the shoulder 出髃骨之前廉,leaves from yu gu front of the line between red and white skin Chū yú gǔ zhī qián lián 上出於柱骨之會上,rising up to the connection of the spine bone /neck/ Shàng chū yú zhù gǔ zhī huì shàng 下入缺盆,enters in the bottom of the empty bowl Xià rù quē pén 絡肺,giving net to the lung 下膈,and down to the diaphragm Xià gé 屬大腸。Enters large intestine Shǔ dàcháng 其支者,rising Qí zhī zhě 從缺盆上頸,from the empty bowl to the neck Cóng quē pén shàng jǐng 貫頰,penetrate the cheeck Guàn jiá 入下齒中,enters between lower teeth Rù xià chǐ zhōng 還出挾口,returns rising around the mouth Hái chū xié kǒu 交人中,unites/ joins in ren zhong/ center of the man Jiāo rén zhōng 左之右,left with right Zuǒ zhī yòu 右之左,and right with left Yòu zhī zuǒ 上挾鼻孔。Up to under the nose Shàng xié bíkǒng re to edit. This chapter explains direction of the vessel Yang Ming of the hand, Large intestine vessel. It says 出合谷 leaving at hegu, 出髃骨 leving from yu gu but 交人中 uniting at Ren Zhong acupuncture points. Character 交 shows a man 大 with crossed legs, meaning to join, to unite, put together, blend. It doesn't mean to cross to another side. Right meridian unites with left side meridian in the point Ren Zhong without crossing it. Ren Zhong or center of the man is the unique point which shows unique characteristic of human being to have joined upper lip. This particular characteristic together with development of the chin give human possibility to articulate their tongue and produce words. It is a place under the nose where Chinese people were indicating with finger index saying «I am» when Europeans where showing to the center of the chest. During embryological period point Ren Zhong is formed by unification of the left and right maxillary bones to the 8th week. Large intestine meridian joins Ren Zhong to communicate Ren and Wei which circulate separately on the right and left side, exchanging sides every 14.4 minutes, that may be observed through the pulse. Large intestine meridian achieves Ren Zhong point which unites right side with the left and the left with the right without crossing to the opposite side. Many animals have not this point developed as humans, but their qi circulation is the same as in humans, making possible veterinary acupuncture. There is not any changes in Large intestine meridian or organ in humans with defect of the upper lip. According to the law biology which states that Embryogenesis repeats Phylogenesis we can conclude that large intestine doesn't cross to the other side of the body, it unites with the opposite side in the Ren Zhong. |