Channels and collaterals theory research four direction

Wang hua Hubei university of Chinese medicine

China's traditional Chinese medicine to

        Collaterals theory of traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture research is an important one of the areas. For nearly half a century, have done a lot of research work, and results do not show. Practice tells us that if you don't clear thinking, not clear the research object, not master the correct methods, channels and collaterals theory study is hard to avoid in blind situation, to breakthrough is difficult. The author in this to provide some Suggestions.

        Finishing ancient books, mining ancient channels and collaterals theory

        Channels and collaterals theory was founded in ancient China. The meridian theory, must traceability poor flow. Regression classic, from the abundance of ancient literature of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM for channels and collaterals theory research train of thought, this is necessary and beneficial. First take a look at how the concept of main and collateral channels is put forward? Whether from the classical documents or from epistemology reasoning, meridian concept was established on the basis of the "pulse". The medical books from the classical literature view, miu copied unearthed in the foot arm eleven vein moxibustion the "and" Yin and Yang eleven vein moxibustion the "two books (compared with neijing writing s early), all is to" pulse "to know, From ancient practice investigation, whether the original life "eat birds and animals raw", or the daily work of the body surface damage bleeding, can cause people to the understanding of the blood, and then know veins. Blood and blood are tangible things, easy to observe and easy form common understanding. To qi and meridian observation is not easy, especially form qi and channels and collaterals theory is much harder. Ancient physicians understanding meridian has experienced a long process, and its basic understanding trajectory from tangible blood to the intangible gas, from the vein to the intangible tangible which. Here is a important method to realize the cognitional across, put forward the concept is transitional, and sets up the bridge of understanding. In the "blood" and "gas" between knowledge put forward the concept of "natural", in the "blood" and "channels" between knowledge put forward the concept of "meridians". "Classic" "the meridians, so do the flesh and the Yin and Yang" is a typical expression of knowledge. It is "a natural" and "meridians" the understanding, is it possible to form the concept of qi and meridians. The ancient traditional way of thinking and method is gradual, not overthrow sex. This is the modern channels and collaterals theory research needs the lineage.

        Establish meridians and blood two big system

        In ancient medical practice, people recognize the blood, and then recognize the channels and collaterals. However, the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine theory, this paper discusses the blood is not system. Neijing "vein blood who, the government also", "supplement to camp gas, make have no avoid, it is for pulse" understanding, will be surprising pulse constant of the class. Pulse is blood done channel, so blood. Pulse of this concept is clear, and it is right. The problem is that if the meridians and blood has run the function of qi and blood, qi and blood is running channel, so how to distinguish between the two different? Ancient times to "pulse" although have understanding, but often will "pulse" and "the" unity, it can't create independent blood system, more can't build perfect blood theory system. Meridians and blood are different two big system. Neijing has not only "channels", "meridians" understanding, and put forward the concept of "qi", and concentrated in the "gas" understanding. "The qi, qi" (" element asked · clutch true evil theory article "); "Line gas in the stomach, the lancet gas" (" spirit pivot · fever "); "We have to keep careful, don't miss" (" element asked · treasure life all form theory article "); And so on. Qi is the main and collateral channels running gas and its function activities. Acupuncture clinical stressed the gas to, and gas, passenger gas, push gas, qi and keep gas to wait, all said gas, not directly say blood. Obviously, the meridians and closely related to the qi. According to the "classic" "pulse person, intestines of blood", "Lord heart blood", "lung toward the pulse" and so on the record, blood and blood are closely linked. It can be said that with the meridians and qi, blood and blood coexistence. Whether from the meridian system composition structure characteristics analysis, or from the channels and collaterals theory at all times and in all over the problems of the research perspective, will meridians and blood separate knowledge, construct the meridians and blood two big system is necessary. This is both channels and collaterals theory academic problem, also is the channels and collaterals theory research method.

        The whole and local combination

        The whole idea is one of the features of traditional Chinese medicine. Channels and collaterals theory research to adhere to the overall view. Traditional Chinese medicine also pay attention to the local observation, due to the limit of the level of ancient science and technology, traditional Chinese medicine on human local understanding is insufficient. Modern medicine to reductionism as the guide, with the aid of modern science and technology methods and means, to human body local observation is very meticulous, this is their long. Modern meridian research, often with the aid of modern medicine method and means. From methodology speaking, take the traditional Chinese and western medicine long, the whole and local combination is necessary. Channels and collaterals theory research, first of all to study main and collateral channels, main and collateral channels will inevitably involve the organizational structure and physiological function. Classical Canon of internal medicine for the understanding of the main and collateral channels, main and collateral channels is often will the structure and function of be in harmony is an organic whole of the paper. "Spirit pivot Ben lost" load: "all the way of thorn, will pass the twelve meridians beginning and end, and the collaterals elsewhere, five lose the stay, the organs of the body with close, the four and five, the slip place, broad the number of degrees, shallow depth of the shape, high and low will move mountains." This is a very typical meridian overall concept description, involves the meridian structure characteristics and the channels and collaterals and viscera, acupuncture points, natural connection. Meridian structure is the four dimensional space, width (width. The number of degrees), depth (shallow depth of the form), length (against will move mountains), and with time season related (elements of access). Modern meridian research division of labor is very fine, often in a certain side deep research, or try to find the main and collateral channels in local special material structure, or only to explore the meridian contact function and mechanism, rarely in the whole and local combination, structure and function unified fluctuation kongfu.

        From the structure and function of the known

        Modern meridian research seems to have obvious tendency, namely the pursuit of using high, refined, sharp technology, trying to understanding and meridian of the human body the unknown world. This is necessary, but not the only way. By means of modern science and technology methods and means to study the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine (including research acupuncture meridians), the most common is the use of modern medical knowledge, theory, method and means. Modern medicine in understanding human body, preventing and curing diseases on advanced science, it is long, especially on the micro structure of the human body the understanding, is quite clear. The use of modern medical theory knowledge to study TCM, also need to take correct and effective research method. Look from the morphology, distribution of channels and collaterals and the organization structure is clear; From the physiology, the human body each system functions is essential to have a clear. In the method should be paid attention to in two parts, one is from the known structure of known function hands, pay attention to the connection between the known structure, such as nerve system and vascular system, lymphatic system contact; Two from modern medicine has not pay attention to human life phenomenon to find out the essence of these phenomena, such as to get gas, gas to disease have phenomenon research.