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| Sea of Blood - It originates in the uterus (1) where three branches immediately arise. The first branch travels along the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity, then ascends and runs inside the spinal column (2). The second branch travels up to the umbilicus along the anterior wall of the abdominal cavity (3) and spreads in the chest, then flows upward to the throat (4) and circles around the lips (5). The third branch descends and emerges in the perineum (6), and runs downward along the medial aspect of the thigh (7), terminating at the big toe (8). |
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| The Dai channel possesses the function of binding and restricting other channels. It starts below the hypochondriac region (1), runs obliquely downward, then transversely around the waist like a belt (2). |
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| he Yinwei channel binds the six yin channels together and joins with the Ren channel. Commencing from the medial aspect of the lower leg (1), it runs along the medial aspect of the thigh (2) up to the abdomen (3) to meet with the Foot-Taiyin channel. It then passes through the chest (4) and communicates with the Ren channel at the neck region (5). |
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| The Yangwei channel connects with the six yang channels and communicates with the Du channel. It originates at the lateral side of the heel (1). Running upward to the external malleolus (2), it ascends along the gall bladder channel of the Foot-Shaoyang up to the hip region (3). Passing through the posterior aspect of the hypochondriac (4), axillary, shoulder and neck regions (5), it further travels upward to the cheeks (6) and forehead (7), then turns backward to the back of the neck, where it meets with the Du channel (8). |
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| The Yinqiao channel has the function of controlling the movements of the lower limbs and eyelids. It starts from the posterior aspect of the navicular bone (1), and ascends to the anterior aspect of the thigh (3), to the external genitalia (4), it ascends further along the medial aspect of the chest (5) to the supraclavicular fossa (6). It then passes through the anterior aspect of Pt. Renying (7) up to the zygoma (8), and reaches the inner canthus to communicate with the yangqiao channel (9) and Foot-Taiyang channel. |
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| The Yangqiao channel regulates the movements of the lower limbs and eyelids. It starts from the lateral side of the heel (1). Ascending along the lateral malleolus, it passes the posterior border of the fibula. Then it runs upward along the lateral aspect of the thigh to the abdomen and the lateral aspect of the hypochondriac region, where it winds over the shoulder (2), passes through the neck to the corner of the mouth (3) and enters into the inner canthus to meet with the Yinqiao channel. It runs further upward along the urinary bladder channel of the Foot-Taiyang to the forehead and communicates with the gall bladder channel of the Foot-Shaoyang at the nape of the neck (4). |
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