Tuesday 17 September 2013

Opposite flow Yin Spiral Meridians
(Opposite vertical / Normal horizontal)

Element
channel
Wind
Heat
Hum
Dry
Cold
C’ness
Liv Spm 
Liv3
H4
P3
SP1
LU10
K5
H Spm 
H7
P5
SP9
LU11
K2
Liv5
PCSpm
P7
SP5
LU5
K1
Liv2
H5
Sp Spm 
Sp3
LU8
K10
Liv1
H8
P6
Lu Spm 
LU9
K7
Liv8
H9
P8
SP4
K Spm  
K3
Liv4
H3
P9
SP2
LU7

OPPOSITE FLOW OF Qi IN TCM

Opposite Flow of Qi
As discussed above Qi moves in every direction. Thus if in Liv meridian Qi can move from Liv1 to Liv8 in vertically upward movement then in the reverse direction i.e. from Liv8 to Liv1 too some energy movement is possible. In order to sedate the energy at Liv8 (coldness) a needle is inserted in the direction away from the center of body and it sedates coldness in Liv meridian. As per the destructive Ko cycle coldness is sedated by hotness point of the same meridian (Liv meridian in this case). It obviously can be therefore inferred that the energy (Qi) in opposite direction at Liv8 is similar to the energy at Liv5 (hot point). Similarly at Liv4 in opposite direction is same as heat like that at liv2 in normal flow direction etc! We can, therefore, write the energies available at different shu points in vertically opposite flow (direction)
Opposite Vertical Flow in Yin Meridians:
Normal
flow
Opposite
flow
Liv
Heart
PC
Spleen
Lungs
Kidney
Coldness
humidity
Liv8
He3
P3
Sp9
Lu5
K10
Dryness
Heat
Liv4
He4
P5
Sp5
Lu8
K7
Humidity
Wind
Liv3
He7
P7
Sp3
Lu9
K3
Hot
Coldness
Liv5
He5
P6
Sp4
Lu7
K5
Heat
cold
Liv2
He8
P8
Sp2
Lu10
K2
Wind
Dryness
Liv1
He9
P9
Sp1
Lu11
K1

Opposite Horizontal Flow in Yin Meridians


Normal flow
wind
heat
hot
hum
dry
coldness
Opposite flow
Hum
Dryness
Coldness
Cold
Wind
heat
Liv Hzm
Liv1
H9
P9
Sp1
Lu11
 K1
He Hzm
Liv2
H8
P8
Sp2
Lu10
 K2
P Hzm
Liv5
H5
P6
Sp4
Lu7
 K5
Sp Hzm
Liv3
H7
P7
Sp3
Lu9
 K3
Lu Hzm
Liv4
H4
P5
Sp5
Lu8
 K7
K Hzm
Liv8
H3
P3
Sp9
Lu5
 K10