英文介绍中医
tissues an organic whole.
The Composition of the Meridian-Collateral 经络系统的组成 System
The meridian-collateral system consists of
meridians and collaterals as well as their 经络系统由经和络互补而subsidiary parts. This system, internally, 成。这个系统在内联络脏腑组links the zang-fu organs and, externally, 织，在外沟通筋骨肌肤。 joins the tendons, museles and skin.
The meridians are classified into three
categories: the regular meridians and the
extra meridians and the divergent meridians.
There are twelve regular meridians, namely
the three yin meridians as well as the three
yang meridians of the hands and feet. They are 经可以分为三类：正经、known collectively as "the twelve regular 奇经和经别。有十二正经即手meridians", which are the main passages for 足三阴三阳经。它们被总称为qi and blood circulation and start and “十二正经”，是气血循行的terminate at given seats, run along fixed 主要通道，有固定的起止点，routes and meet indefinite orders. They are 按照一定的路径循行并按一定directly connected with the relevant zang-fu 顺序交接。它们与相对应的脏organs. The eight extra meridians are 腑直接相连。奇经八脉由督、composed of Du,Ren, Chong, Dai, Yinqiao, 任、冲、带、阴蹻、阳蹻、阴Yangqiao, Yinwei and Yangwei meridians. They 维和阳维脉组成 。它们与十二are interlated with the twelve regular 正经相互联系，并行使控制、meridians and perform the functions of 联系和调节十二正经的功能。dominating, connecting and adjusting the 另外，它们不与脏腑直接相关。twelve regular meridians. And they are not 十二经别是十二正经的延续。directly related to the internal organs in 它们起于四肢，深入脏腑，浅addition, the twelve divergent meridians are 出于项部。它们的作用是加强the extensions of the twelve meridians. They 十二正经表里两经的联系，并originate from the limbs, run deeper into the 补充十二正经所不能到达的脏zang-fu organs and emerge from the shallow 腑和身体区域。 neck. Their action is to enhance the
Links between every pair of meridians
exteriorly-interiorly related in the twelve
meridians and complement the organs and
bodily areas to which the regular meridians
can not get.
The collaterals are the branches of the 络是经的分支，可分为三meridians. They are divided into three 类：别络、浮络和孙络。起源groups: the divergent collaterals, 于十二正经和任督二脉的别络superficial collaterals and tertiary 和脾之大络统称为“十五别collaterals. The divergent collaterals are 络”。它们的作用是加强表里
