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Extraordinary ChannelsAre they?
Du Mai
’Du’ is drawn as an uncle looking over things. ‘Governor’ is a good translation.
‘Governor’ is also a good word for the brain and spinal cord action of governing our body.
Du represents this and the channel can be physically seen as the cerebrospinal fluid.
Du Mai
Du Mai
Opening Point
SI-3 HouXi– hand pulling a hollow made of threads
Acts on Bladder channel to loosen around the Du channel?
Du Mai
Du Mai
Paired with Yang Qiao Mai –Ascending spinal tracts
Ren Mai
Ren Mai
Opening Point
Lung -7 Broken Sequence
TaiYin is the Yolk Sac layer and the Ren Channel is better named ’the yolk (sac) channel’ IMO.
Chong Mai
• Character drawn as a man walking with heavy weights
• ‘Surging’, ’Pulsing’, ‘Thrusting’ are translations
Chong Mai
Many points with Chong in the name are next to blood vessels• Qi Chong St 30
Qi Surging
• Chong Men Sp12
Surging Gate
Femoral Artery
• Chong Yang St42
Surging Yang
Dorsalis Pedis
Chong Mai
Is simply arterial system(below diaphragm)
Chong Mai
Opening Point
Spleen-4 Minute Connecting Vessels
Tonifies arterial/capillarysystem
Chong Mai
Above diaphragm is simply Heart channel
Dai Mai
Represents the encircling manner in which amnion surrounds yolk sac.
’Belt’ is a good translation of ‘Dai’
Dai Mai
Opening Point
Gallbladder 41 Foot Overlooking Tears
LOVE THIS POINT!!!
Affects tension in the fascial system laterally and axially i.e. Dai Mai
Yang Qiao Mai
• Walk upright
• Sleep/wake cycle
This is the Ascending pathways of the spinal cord
(this is why is paired with Du Mai)
Yang Qiao Mai
• Walk upright
• Sleep/wake cycle
Opening Point Bladder 62
Shen Mai makes sense..!
Yin Qiao Mai
• Walk upright
• Sleep/wake cycle
Vagal nerve?
Linked to Ren Mai
Wei Mai
• Wei is drawn as threads of fascia and a bird being cooked
• Compare this to Jing and Luo!
Wei Mai
• Wei is the supportive (yin)and protective (yang) microstructure between cells.
• Hence why character is similar to JingLuo.
• Opening points Pericardium 6 and Triple Burner 5
(again makes sense!)
