2 English reference roots and suffixes [Xiangya Medical Dictionary]
Roots and Nodes [Committee on Terminology of Traditional Chinese Medicine]. Terminology of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2004)]
3 Summary Root knot is the name of meridian [1]. Roots, that is, roots, are acupoints or parts where qi originates [2]? ; Nodulation, attribution and dispersion are the acupoints or parts to which meridian qi belongs [2]. The roots of meridians are at the ends of limbs, and they are tied to the head, face, chest and abdomen [1]. Emphasize the connection characteristics of meridians from limbs to head, face, chest and abdomen, so as to explain the connection between their physiological functions and acupoint indications, which is of guiding significance for syndrome differentiation, classification and acupoint selection treatment [1]. The root knot of foot six meridians was first discussed in the root knot of Lingshu in Huangdi Neijing, and later generations added the root knot of hand six meridians accordingly [1].
"Huangdi Neijing Soul Pivot Root Knot": "There are countless strange evils, which are separated from meridians. I don't know the root knot, the internal organs, the broken leaves, the opening and closing, the loss of yin and yang, can not be recovered. " Meridians take the well points at the ends of the limbs as the root and a certain part of the head, face, chest and abdomen as the knot, which are used to explain the relationship between the limbs and the physiological functions of the head, face, chest and abdomen and the indications of acupoints. For the specific parts of the root knot, see the root knot in Huangdi Neijing. There is no record of the root knot of "hand three yang" in the Huangdi Neijing Lingshu. After the Guide to Needle Meridian, it was summarized as "four roots and three knots", including the six meridians of the hand.
4 Six Meridian Root Knot Table [1]
Six meridians of foot
Root (lower limb)
knot
Root (upper limb)
Six meridians of hand
sun
Yangming
Shaoyang
Shaoyin
Jueyin
moon
Zhiyin
Li team
Yinqiao
source
Dadun
Hidden white
Mingmen (project) ┓
Big discount
Window cage (ear)/head
Lian Quan (throat) ┛
Zhongshan Yu Ying-chest
Taicang (stomach)-abdomen
Shao ze
Shang Yang
Guanchong
Shaochong
Zhongchong
Shaoshang
sun
Yangming
Shaoyang
Shaoyin
Jueyin
moon
The concept of root knot: used in meridians, refers to the place where the twelve meridians's pulse qi starts and ends.
Roots, tree roots, have the meaning of beginning, and pulse qi is the root, which is the root of meridian qi, such as the "well point" at the end of limbs.
Knot, knot, meaning belonging. The knot of pulse and qi is the knot of meridians and qi and blood, which is located in some organs and parts of the head, face, chest and abdomen.
Root, slip, injection and entry: refers to the place where the qi of the hand, foot and yang meridians enters and exits the epidemic spot.
Root, the root of meridian qi, is a "well point";
Slippery, where meridian qi flows, mostly "original points";
Note: Most places full of meridian qi are "meridian points";
Where qi enters, meridians or collaterals enter, with the upper part being the neck Yang meridian point and the lower part being the "collaterals point".
The content of six knots: the roots of meridians are in the "well points" at the ends of limbs; Knot some organs and parts of the head, face, chest and abdomen. For details, see the Root Knot of Huangdi Neijing: "The sun is rooted in Yin, and it is tied to Mingmen-Mingmen, and the eyes are also; Yangming's roots are in Li dui, tied to the big-big, pliers; Shaoyang is rooted in Qiao Yin and tied to the window cage, which is also in the ear. ..... Taiyin roots in hidden white, knot in Taicang; Shaoyin root is in Yongquan and ends in Li Anquan; Jueyin is rooted in Datun, Yu Ying and Zhongshan. The position of the knot is explained as follows:
Mingmen: refers to the eyes. Tai Su's Huangdi Neijing Yang Shangshan said: "The kidney is the life gate, and the sun receives the eyes, so the eyes are the life gate." Bing Wang's comment on the separation of Yin and Yang in the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic Su Wen: "He who lives at the door of life and hides the land without anything, has two eyes." . It can be seen that "Mingmen" refers to the eyes, and its significance is related to "Kidney as Mingmen" and the Mingmen of Du Mai point. "People who live at the gate have eyes" can be regarded as the earliest annotation. The destination is where that hand, feet and the sun meet. Hao Da: A Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion is quoted from Hao Hao. The original text "A great man will pinch his ears" is rather puzzling. The nose refers to the nasopharynx, which is the confluence of hands and feet Yangming. Window cage: refers to the ear. Ears are places where the hands and feet are yang deficiency. Taicang: refers to the stomach. On the expansion of the spiritual pivot in Huangdi Neijing: "The stomach is too strong." The Taiyin meridian of the foot ends in the stomach, and the Taiyin meridian of the hand "starts in the middle jiao", which is also related to the stomach.
Lian Quan and Yu Ying: On the Expansion of Huangdi Neijing: Lian Quan, Yu Ying, the Way of Body Fluid; Huangdi Neijing: "Those who have two veins under the tongue are Lian Quan". Lian Quan is under the tongue, and Yu Ying is the road to body fluid. It is known that yin deficiency of hands and feet is related to sublingual collaterals;
There is also a Yu Ying in Yutang in Acupuncture A-B Classic, which seems to refer to the chest where the throat is located, so Jueyin is said to be "tied to Yu Ying and wrapped in the body". On the periphery of the middle finger heart, the expansion theory of Huangdi Neijing says: "Those who are in the middle are also the Miyagi of the heart."
7 Four Roots, Three Knots and Four Roots: the twelve meridians takes the well points of four limbs as the root.
Three knots: three yang knots in the head; The three yin in the chest and hands are tied to the chest; Abdominal foot with three yin nodes in the abdomen.
The root knot of Lingshu in Huangdi Neijing only lists the root knot of the six meridians and the root, simplicity, note and entry of the three Yang meridians of hand, foot and abdomen, but from the correlation between well points and head, face, chest and abdomen, it is understood that the six meridians of hand should be similar to the six meridians of foot, so Dou Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty has a general formulation of "four roots and three knots" in the Fu for Expressing Friends. This is based on the root knot of the Six Meridians of Foot, and further points out that the twelve meridians takes limbs as well points.
For the root, collectively known as "four"; The head, chest and abdomen are knots, which are collectively called "three knots". The original three yang meridians are bound to the eyes, nasopharynx and ears respectively, and combined into the head; Sanyinjing is located in stomach, sublingual and chest respectively, and it is divided into Sanyinjing of hand and Sanyinjing of foot and abdomen. It is of special significance to summarize the main points of the twelve meridians.
The root knot of Lingshu in Huangdi Neijing mentioned the roots, slips, notes and points of Liuyang Classic: "The foot sun roots in the extreme yin, slides in the bones of Beijing, notes in Cang Kun, enters Tianzhu and Yang Fei; Foot shaoyang roots in, slips in the mound ruins, notes in Yangfu, and enters into nature and light; Foot Yangming rooted in the pile, slipped into Chongyang, flooded into Xia Ling (Li San), and entered people's welcome and prosperity. The hand sun roots in Shaoze, slides in the sunshine valley, pours into the small sea and stands in the skylight; Hand shaoyang root is in Guanchong, sliding in Yangchi, injecting into the branch ditch, and entering Tian Xuan and Waiguan. Hand Yangming is rooted in Shang Yang, slips in Hegu, notes in Yangxi, and enters the floating picture and slant. It is worth noting that each well is called "root", which is the origin of pulsed gas; The follow-up points of "Six (Six) Zhus" are slightly different from the five Shu points; "Ru" point means that the neck point goes up into the brain, and the collateral points go from shallow to deep, so as to illustrate the relationship between the upper and lower meridians.
Application of 8-knot theory