title: [Textual research on the twelve divergent meridians].
abstract: Checking of divergent meridians in the development course of meridian theories shows that these are remains of meridian theories of the eleven meridians model, expressing relation of yang meridians to zang-fu organs, and yin and yang meridians having a certain common characters, which are components of twelve meridians before Lingshu : Meridians. Modern expressions of meridian system confuse its relation with theory of twelve meridians in Lingshu : Meridians.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. jsz21@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Jing-Sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D016740:Meridians; D016709:Yin-Yang