[A preliminary discussion on the contents and value ofShi er mai (Twelve Channels)andBie mai (Allo-channels), the medical bamboo slips unearthed from Han tomb in Laoguanshan of Chengdu].
The 52 medical bamboo slips entitledSi er ma(Twelve Channels) andBie mai(Allo-channels) , unearthed from Han tomb in Laoguanshan, are the exclusive medical books concerning channels.Shi er maiis the first work bearing the term " heart dominating channel" , and the running pathways and manifestations of 12 channels. This book could be the major original sources of the 12-channel theories described in theChapter of Jing mai(Channels) ofLing shu(Miraculous Pivot) . WhileBie maisuggests the coexistence of the multi-channel systems at the time when the book was compiled and, together with the 12 "channel" , and 3 "branched collaterals" , these 2 books represent the original condition before the establishment of the mode of channel circulation inLing shu,and is significant to explore the nature and origin of channel.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610075, China.
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Bie mai (Allo-channels); Channel; Medical bamboo slips from the Western Han Dynasty; Shi er mai (Twelve Channels)