Where are the Chong and Ren meridians?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the Chong and Ren meridians play a very important role in a person's body, because the Chong and Ren meridians mainly play the role of storing qi and blood in the human body. At the same time, the Chong and Ren meridians are also the necessary basis for the existence of the twelve meridians. The Chong and Ren meridians in the human body can transport stored qi and blood to the internal organs to maintain the normal physiological functions of the body. At this time, we need to understand the specific locations of the Chong and Ren meridians.

1 Physiological characteristics of the Chong and Ren meridians

The Chong and Ren meridians both originate in the lower abdomen and belong to the extraordinary meridians in the meridian system. The "Lingshu - Five Sounds and Five Flavors" says: "The Chong and Ren meridians both originate in the uterus, go up along the back, and are the sea of ​​meridians." Like other extraordinary meridians, the Chong and Ren meridians also have the function of storing Qi and blood, regulating the circulation of Qi and blood in the twelve main meridians, and transporting the stored Qi and blood to relevant organs and tissues. However, the Chong and Ren meridians have their special functions. "Chong is the sea of ​​blood" and "Ren governs the fetus". The Chong and Ren meridians play a very important role in women's physiological functions. When a girl grows and develops to a certain age, her kidney Qi begins to become abundant, making "the Ren meridian open and the Taichong meridian strong." The kidney essence is transformed into Tiangui, which goes through the Ren meridian to the uterus, prompting the uterus to begin to play its special physiological functions. At the same time, the Chong and Ren meridians also transport stored qi and blood to the uterus. Under such conditions, women can have menstruation, which marks the beginning of their reproductive function. Since meridians are based on internal organs and essentially reflect the qi transformation function of internal organs, although the Chong and Ren meridians belong to the extraordinary meridians, like the twelve regular meridians, their functions are based on the normal functional activities of the internal organs. From the perspective of the physiological characteristics of the Chong and Ren meridians and their relationship with related internal organs, they are most closely related to the liver, kidneys, and spleen.

2. The relationship between Chong Meridian and liver and kidney

"Chong is the sea of ​​blood," and the liver stores blood. The two are closely linked and inseparable. On the one hand, the liver has the function of dredging and regulating the flow of qi to ensure the normal operation of qi and blood; on the other hand, under the guidance of the liver's qi transformation function, a part of the qi and blood in the body is gathered in the Chong Mai to regulate the circulation of qi and blood in the twelve meridians and supply the relevant organs and tissues. For women, because of the timely release of liver qi, a part of the qi and blood gathered in the Chong meridian will be transported to the uterus in a timely, orderly and moderate manner, thus preparing the basic conditions for the occurrence of menstruation. The normal performance of the Chong Meridian's physiological functions, in addition to being closely related to the liver, is also closely related to the driving effect of kidney Qi. The Neijing - Treatise on Ancient Innocence says: "For women, when they are 27 years old, their menstruation begins, the Ren meridian becomes open, and the Taichong meridian becomes strong." The Neijing - Treatise on Bone Cavity says: "The Chong meridian, ..., and the Shaoyin meridian, go up together, ..." After the kidney qi is abundant, in. Under the impetus of kidney qi, the "Tai Chong Mai" becomes strong and the special connection between the Chong Mai and the Tong Gong begins to take effect. The Chong Meridian's storage of Qi and blood and its delivery of Qi and blood to the uterus can only be accomplished with the assistance of Kidney Qi. For example, when the Chong channel is full and unobstructed, the kidney qi is dominant, the kidney qi helps to store qi and blood, the liver qi is released, and the kidney qi helps to transport it to the uterus.

3. The relationship between the Ren Meridian and the liver and kidneys

The Ren Meridian is the "sea of ​​yin meridians" and governs all the yin meridians in the body. The kidney is where essence is stored. Under the guidance of kidney qi, the Ren meridian infuses the Yin essence stored in the kidney to the five internal organs to nourish them. At the same time, when a girl develops to a certain age, her kidney qi begins to become abundant. Through the promotion of kidney qi, the special connection between the Ren meridian and the Sibling Palace begins to play a role, which results in "Ren meridian connection". Then the gasified product of kidney essence, Tiangui, reaches the uterus through the Ren meridian, promoting the development and maturation of the uterus and preparing the conditions for its normal functional activities. In the physiological function activities of the Ren Meridian, the assisting role of liver qi is very important. The normal function of liver qi dispersing is helpful to the smoothness of the Ren Meridian. The normal blood storage function of the liver can ensure the normal performance of the Ren Meridian's storage function. When the liver's function of dispersing and storing blood is abnormal, it will interfere with and affect the normal physiological function activities of the Ren meridian. For example, when kidney qi is full, liver qi helps the concept meridian to be unobstructed, kidney qi takes the lead, liver qi helps to store qi and blood, yin essence is promoted by kidney qi, and liver qi is released and transported to the uterus.

4. The relationship between the Chong and Ren meridians and the spleen

The spleen is the foundation of acquired constitution, the source of Qi and blood production, and is responsible for absorbing and regulating blood. The spleen's transportation and transformation functions are normal, and the production of Qi and blood is active, and blood can be stored in the Chong and Ren meridians. If the spleen is strong and well-controlled, it can help the Chong and Ren meridians store Qi and blood, so that they can store it in moderation and not act recklessly, thereby ensuring that the functional activities of the Chong and Ren meridians can proceed normally. If the spleen functions normally, the production of water and grain, qi and blood in the twelve meridians of Chong and Ren will be strong, and the spleen will be able to control and store qi in moderation.