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A Study on the physiological characteristics of Eight Extra Meridians - Focused on the interpretation of “There are Eight Extra Meridians and they don’t be arrested by Twelve Regular Meridians” in Nanjing 27Nan -

Lyu Jeong-ah 1 Chang Hyun Jeong 1

1경희대학교

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ABSTRACT

Subject : The physiological characteristic of Eight Extra Meridians. Objective : This study research physiological characteristic of Eight Extra Meridians that differentiatefrom the physiological characteristic of Twelve Regular Meridians. Method : First, we researched the meaning of “There are Eight Extra Meridians and they don’t bearrested by Twelve Regular Meridians” in Nanjing 27Nan compared with the contents of regularMeridians circulation in Huangdineijing. Second, we studied on the origin of Eight ExtraMeridians and researched their route. Third, from these researches we drew some physiologicalcharacteristics of Eight Extra Meridians. Conclusion : In Huangdineijing, the regular Meridians circulation include the route of Governor Meridian,Conception Meridian, and Heel Meridian. So the sentence in Nanjing 27Nan is contradictory tothe contents of Huangdineijing. The origin of Eight Extra Meridians could be found inHuangdineijing. The collateral Meridians of the Uterus and Epiglottis Meridian are specificallyformulated to supplying for the Uterus or Epiglottis. Eight Extra Meridians have third qualitiesof Meridian, collateral Meridian, and the solid viscera keep the Essence Gi, so named ‘Extra’. And they have an intimate association with Extraordinary Organs. They place at the middle axisof human body, thus do higher physiological function that control and regulate the function ofTwelve Regular Meridians and Five Viscera & six Bowels for adaptation to the environment.

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