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What is the twelve meridians?
The twelve meridians includes: Hand Yin San Meridian (Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian), Hand Sanyang Meridian (Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian), Foot Sanyang Meridian (Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, Foot Taiyin Bladder Meridian) and Foot Yin San Meridian (Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian).

The liver meridian of Foot Jueyin starts from the hairy part of the big toe (Dadunya), goes up along the tarsal part of the foot, passes one inch before the medial malleolus (middle seal), goes up to eight inches above the medial malleolus, crosses the back of Foot Taiyin meridian and goes up to the medial knee.

It enters pubic hair along the inner thigh, bypasses the vulva, reaches the lower abdomen, hugs the stomach, belongs to the liver, communicates with the gallbladder and viscera, ascends through the diaphragm, distributes in the ribs, ascends along the back of the throat, enters the nasopharynx, connects the "eye system" (the part where the eyeball is connected with the brain), and ascends to the forehead.

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Meridians are the channels that run qi and blood, connecting zang-fu organs, body surface and various parts of the body, and are the regulation system of human body functions. Meridian is also the basis of human acupuncture and massage and an important part of Chinese medicine. Meridian theory is one of the cores of the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, which originated in ancient times and serves today. In the long medical history of more than two thousand years, it has been playing an important role in safeguarding the health of the Chinese nation.

The main contents of channels and collaterals are: the twelve meridians, the twelve meridians, Eight Meridians of Strange Meridians, Fifteen Collateral Meridians, the twelve meridians and Twelve Skin Branches. Among them, twelve meridians are the main meridians and fifteen meridians are the main meridians. They intersect vertically and horizontally and spread all over the body, connecting the inside and outside of the human body, viscera and limbs into an organic whole.

Baidu Encyclopedia-the twelve meridians