Acupuncture Meridians List

This page provides just an acupuncture meridians list. From here, you click on the name of the meridian to reach a more detailed description of the meridian (channel) itself.

If you’re interested in what channels are, and whether they exist, click acupuncture channels.

To learn about the individual points, click acupuncture points.

Acupuncture Meridians List

These travel up and down the body connecting the ‘yang’ head and hands to the ‘yin’ torso and feet. Click for more on yin and yang.

• Conception Vessel
• Governing Channel
• Lung
• Large Intestine
• Stomach
• Spleen
• Heart
• Small Intestine
• Bladder
• Kidney
• Pericardium
• Three Heater
• Gall Bladder
• Liver

However, there are other subsidiary – though still important – channels:

• • Luo-connecting channels 
  • Divergent channels: one for each prime channel
  • Sinew channels, also known as Tendino-Muscular channels: one for each prime channel
  • Eight Extra channels, also known as the Extraordinary vessels:

   

  Governor vessel = Du mai

  Conception vessel = Ren mai

  Chong mai

  Yin wei mai

  Yang wei mai

  Yin qiao mai

  Yang qiao mai

  Dai mai mai

   

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