[Textual research on the twelve divergent meridians].
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.
Zhao
Jing-Sheng
JS
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. jsz21@yahoo.com.cn
D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D016740:Meridians; D016709:Yin-Yang