The meridian charts are the
visual ways of showing where the meridians are. The meridians are the energy
pathways on our body, they are invisible. The meridian charts give us a
convenient way of studying and locating meridians and acupuncture points. There
are also meridian charts drawn on dummies.
There are 12 main meridians,
8 extraordinary meridians. The centerlines of the body are the locations of the
governor vessel and conception vessel. They belong to the extraordinary
meridians, because they play such an important role in the body, they are
grouped with the other 12 main meridians and described as the 14 main meridians.
The meridian charts usually
include the 14 main meridians. Most of the charts indicate the acupuncture
points along the meridians. This is an easy and direct way to understand the
acupuncture points on the body.
We have listed all 14 main
meridian charts on our site, the acupuncture points on each of the meridian
are all marked with both their names and international symbols.
The 12 main meridians are:
1.
Tai Yin lung
meridian of the hands
2.
Yang ming large
intestine meridian of the hands
3.
Yang ming
stomach meridian of the feet
4.
Tai Yin spleen
meridian of the feet
5.
Shao Yin heart
meridian of the hands
6.
Tai Yang small
intestine meridian of the hands
7.
Tai Yang bladder
meridian of the feet
8.
Shao Yin kidney
meridian of the feet
9.
Jue Yin
pericardium meridian of the hands
10.
Shao Yang
Sanjiao meridian of the hands
11.
Shao Yang
gallbladder meridian of the feet
12.
Jue Yin liver
meridian of the feet
The 8 extraordinary meridians
are:
1. Conception Vessel
2. Governor Vessel
3. Chong Vessel
4. Belt Vessel
5. Yin Link Vessel
6. Yang Link Vessel
7. Yin Heel Vessel
8. Yang Heel Vessel | 
