Diagram of distribution routes of meridians, collaterals on head, cervical part
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Illustration of meridians and acupoints on head and diagram of meridians and collaterals on five sense organs of head are on the above diagram but they manifest distribution of meridians and collaterals on head and cervical part difficulty. Head and cervical part are the most concentrated positions of meridians and collaterals on human body, there are 32 routes of meridians and collaterals, it is difficult to express so many routes on diagram of capitiform. Distribution diagram of meridians and collaterals of capitiform is drawn through various methods but the result is dazzled and difficult to understand; only deploying method of layout we can understand fully at a glance of full view of distribution of meridians and collaterals on head and cervical part.

Diagram of meridians and collaterals routes on head and cervical part  includes three parts. Cervical part starts from collarbone to lower mandible before neck and from shoulder to inferior border of crinial bone behind neck. Cranium includes hairline on face and starts from retrocollic to lower border of crinial bone. Face includes parts that are out of hairline on face. Circulation routes of meridians and collaterals are drawn in diagram according to circulation positions of meridians and collaterals which are recorded in ancient books and propotional positions. Circulation end of meridians and collaterals mostly are according to initial stop positions of meridians and collaterals, for instance, governor vessel ascends along cervical vertebrae and passes from center of calvarium to forehead then enters into face and runs downward and ends at middle face which is equivalence nose. Some routes in order to express highest position on head of circulation end at highest position of circulation, for instance, stomach meridian ascends along clavicula and passes lower mandible to eye area (this area is the end of stomach meridian) then ascends to brow and ends at Shenting acupoint which is at cranium. Meridians and collaterals routes do not appear their branches and only express general distribution of meridians and collaterals because of diagram routes avoiding intersection of routes and trying to keep diagram clearly and emphasizing to express meaning in drawing.

Meridians and collaterals which are distributed over head and neck include twelve meridians, twelve divergent collaterals, fifteen collaterals and eight extra meridians. 32 are distributed over head and neck in 47 meridians and collaterals, among them there are 16 yang meridians and yang vessels and mostly are distributed over superficial layer of head and neck and organs of head, they have their own subordination acupoints. There are 16 yin meridians and yin collaterals and mostly are distributed over deep layer and organs of head, they do not have their own subordination acupoints. There are 15 vessels and collaterals which are not distributed over head and mostly are collaterals, they are collateral of bladder meridian, collateral of stomach meridian, collateral of gallbladder meridian, collateral of liver meridian, collateral of spleen meridian, collateral of heart meridian, triple energizer meridian, collateral of lung meridian, collateral of small intestine meridian, divergent collateral of small intestine meridian, pericardium meridian, collateral of pericardium meridian, collateral of conception vessel, belt vessel and great collateral of spleen.

Meridians and collaterals of yin and yang which are distributed over head and neck are half, yin meridians and collaterals are 16 and yang meridians and collaterals are the same. There are records that quote "all yang meridians converge on head" in present books but no discussion of theory that all yin meridians converge on head. In fact, there are records that yin and yang meridians both converge on head in ancient books. Association of yang qi or gathering of yin qi depends on distribution of meridians and collaterals. Positions of meridians and collaterals arrival must have viscera and bowels and yin-yang qi, if there is no meridians and collaterals, how says arrival of five viscera and six bowels and yin-yang qi? If there is gathering of five viscera and meridians, how only says association of all yang meridians? Ancient people have has model that head is leader of people and assembles yin-yang.


 Key words:  Acupuncture

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