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A Study on the Courses of Lower Limb Region of Stomach Meridian -Focused on Categorized Collection of Literatures on Chinese Meridians and Collaterals-

족양명위경 하지부 유주에 관한 고찰 - 『중국침구경락통감』을 중심으로-

  • Park, Sang Kyun (Department of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Ahn, Sung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Lee, Kwang Ho (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University)
  • 박상균 (상지대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 안성 (상지대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 이광호 (상지대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실)
  • Received : 2018.08.27
  • Accepted : 2018.09.14
  • Published : 2018.09.27

Abstract

Objectives : Most meridians have each well point located at the distal end of fingers or toes, congruous with their meridian courses. Exceptively, ST45(Yeotae), stomach meridian(ST)'s final point, is located at the lateral side of the tip of the second toe, while the tip of the second toe was not mentioned in the course of ST. So, we studied the course of lower limb region of ST. Methods : Courses of ST in Categorized Collection of Literatures on Chinese Meridians and Collaterals(CCM) was examined. The literatures included in CCM was selected as study subjects to be studied if the meridian route was different from "Youngchu" or more detailed notes were attached. There are 3 branches in lower limb region of ST, we analyzed theories of scholars of all time about the 3 branches of ST. Results and Conclusions : Branch 1 descends along the lateral margin of the fibula to the dorsum of foot, entering into the medial side of the middle toe. Branch 2 leaves ST36 separately, terminating at the lateral side of the middle toe. Branch 3 leaves ST42 and descends to the end of the great toe. The medial side of the middle toe equate to the lateral side of the second toe, and it is connected to ST45. So branch 1 is the main stream of ST. Branch 3 drives to the great toe passing between first and second toe, it goes medial side of LR2.

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