ZHAO Jingsheng. Changes in the meridian tropism of Chongmai points and its theoretical perspectives[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(1): 94-104. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240821-k0001.
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ZHAO Jingsheng. Changes in the meridian tropism of Chongmai points and its theoretical perspectives[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(1): 94-104. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240821-k0001.DOI:
Changes in the meridian tropism of Chongmai points and its theoretical perspectives
The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
). Since the Song Dynasty
all of these points were gradually reassigned to the foot
-shaoyin
meridian
in the way of "the points of foot-
shaoyin
meridian
and the confluence
points of
Chongmai
". The paper presents the evolution of the meridian tropism of these points and analyzes the underlying causative factors. It is proposed that
Chongmai
was developed in the later time
based on the abdominal pulsating blood vessels and mixed with the theories of other meridians that had been earlier formed. It is pointed that the functions of these points on the abdomen are extensive
without the clear meridian specificity. It is rational why the association of these points with meridian is ambiguous. Besides
the relevant theory and practice of this specificity also affect the evolution of the attribution of
Chongmai
points. Based on the above analysis
the paper presents the exploration on the theories and the problems of theoretic construction such as the relationship between meridians and acupoints
between the regular meridians and the extraordinary meridians
and the ways of the related expressions and descriptions.
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