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gangway is also the route that acupuncture and moxibustion, Qigong, massage and
dermatologic cure disease, this is the reason that acupuncture and moxibustion
irritates skin can cure disease of internal organ, disease of internal organ can appears
various reaction through this route such as pain, tenderness, changes of color and
intradermal tubercle and so on, these reactions became diagnostic index. The above
contents forms related theory of skin and internal organ. Since 1954, on the
instruction of this theory, our country does general scientific study which is related to
skin and internal organ, a lot of data enriches this content and becomes significance
foundation of therapy method of acupuncture and moxibustion, Qigong, massage and
dermatologic.
The ancients draw simple distribution diagram of twelve meridians, fifteen
collaterals, and twelve divergent collateral s and eight extra meridians, but never draw
diagram of twelve and twelve meridian sinews. This diagram was first appeared in
Shijiang of meridian and collateral which is published in People publishing company
of shanghai in 1976.there is no concrete record of distribution appearance of twelve
cutaneous regions in Neijing and books of all through the ages. There is general
record in Plain Question; its general meaning is that skin of circulation areas of
meridian is cutaneous regions of each meridian and every meridian is the same. This
diagram of cutaneous region is drawn on the basis of this principle, in accordance
with record of distribution of 365 collaterals and tertiary collateral vessels and
according to appearance of human body.
Cutaneous regions of fourteen meridians are called cutaneous regions of twelve
meridians in Neijing. According to the record of 365 acupoints and 365 collaterals in
cutaneous regions in Neijing, conception vessel and governor vessel should have
subsection of cutaneous regions; otherwise acupoints of two vessels must be in
cutaneous regions of other meridians and must lose function of two vessels. So
original cutaneous regions of twelve meridians are added cutaneous regions of
conception vessel and governor vessel and become cutaneous regions of fourteen
meridians in Fig.63, Fig.64 and Fig.65.
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