Original text of the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classics

2026-01-28 07:43

The original text of the twelve meridians in the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique was as follows: The pulse of the lung meridian of hand-taiyin starts from the middle jiao, connects with the large intestine below, returns along the stomach, ascends to the diaphragm and belongs to the lung, runs horizontally from the lung system to the armpit, descends along the inner side of the hypochondrium, runs in front of the heart meridian of hand-shaoyin, descends to the middle of the elbow, enters Cunkou along the lower edge of the upper bone of the inner arm, ascends to the fish, runs along the thenar, and exits at the tip of the big finger. Its branch, from the back of the wrist straight out of the inner edge of the second finger, out of the tip of the finger. The hand yangming meridian of the large intestine starts from the tip of the second finger of the big finger, runs along the upper side of the finger, exits between the two bones of the Hegu Valley, ascends into the two tendons, runs along the upper side of the arm, enters the outer side of the elbow, ascends to the outer front side of the elbow, ascends to the shoulder, and exits. On the front side of the bone, it goes up from the junction of the column bone, goes down into the Quepen, connects with the lung, goes down to the diaphragm, and belongs to the large intestine. Its branches run from the quepen to the neck, through the cheek, into the lower teeth, back out of the mouth, meet in the middle of the human body, from the left to the right, from the right to the left, and up to the nostrils. The meridian of foot yangming of the stomach starts from the intersection of the nose, receives the meridian of foot taiyang, descends along the outside of the nose, enters the upper teeth, returns to the mouth, circles the lips, descends to the intersection of the pulp, turns along the lower back of the cheek, exits Daying, ascends along the cheek car, ascends in front of the ear, passes through the host, runs along the hairline, and reaches the forehead and skull. Its branch runs from the front of Daying to Renying, runs along the throat, enters Quepen, descends to the diaphragm, connects with the stomach, and connects with the spleen. Its straight branch runs from the inner side of Quepen, descends to the umbilicus, and enters Qichong. Its branch starts from the stomach, descends along the abdomen, descends to Qichong and merges, descends to the thigh pass, reaches Futu, descends to the middle of the kneecap, descends along the lateral side of the shin, descends to the tarsus of the foot, and enters the inner space of the middle finger. Its branch, three inches below the bottom, descends and enters the outer space of the middle toe; Its branch, branch above the tarsus, enters between the big toe and exits its tip. The spleen meridian of foot taiyin starts from the tip of the big toe, runs along the white flesh on the inside of the toe, passes behind the nucleus bone, ascends to the front of the inner malleolus, ascends to the inside of the foot, runs along the back of the shin bone, passes in front of the jueyin meridian, ascends to the front of the inner thigh of the knee, enters the abdomen, connects with the spleen, connects with the stomach, ascends to the diaphragm, holds the throat, engulfs the root of the spleen, and spreads under the tongue. Its branch runs from the stomach, passes through the diaphragm and flows into the heart. The heart-hand Shaoyin meridian starts in the heart, exits the heart system, descends to the diaphragm, and connects with the small intestine. Its branches run from the heart system, up the throat, and connect with the eye system. Its straight branches run from the heart system to the upper lung, down the armpit, down the back of the inner arm, running behind the heart of Taiyin, down the elbow, along the back of the inner arm, to the tip of the sharp bone behind the palm, into the back of the inner palm, along the little finger, and out of the tip of the sharp bone. The hand taiyang meridian of the small intestine starts from the tip of the little finger, runs along the lateral side of the hand, ascends to the wrist, exits the middle of the ankle, goes straight up along the lower edge of the arm bone, exits between the two tendons on the inner side of the elbow, ascends along the outer rear edge of the elbow, wraps around the scapula, meets the shoulder, enters the Quepen, connects with the heart, descends to the diaphragm, and belongs to the small intestine. Its branch runs from Quepen along the neck, up the cheek, to the sharp corner of the eye, and turns into the ear. Its branch is located on the other cheek. It touches the nose, reaches the inner canthus of the eye, and runs diagonally to the forehead. The bladder meridian of Foot-Taiyang originates from the inner corner of the eye, ascends to the forehead, and connects with the top of the head. Its branch runs from the top of the mountain to the upper corner of the ear. The straight meridian enters the brain from the top of the head, exits the lower neck, runs along the shoulder, passes through the spine, reaches the middle of the waist, enters the kidney, and connects with the bladder. Its branch runs from the middle of the waist down the spine, passes through the buttocks, and enters the popliteal region. Its branch runs from the left and right sides of the popliteal bone, passes through the foot, passes through the nucleus bone, and exits the lateral side of the little toe of the foot. The kidney foot Shaoyin meridian starts from the foot under the little toe, obliquely runs to the heart of the foot, exits under the valley, runs along the back of the inner malleolus, enters the Achilles tendon, ascends into the popliteal joint, exits the inner side of the popliteal joint, ascends to the inner back of the thigh, enters the abdomen, connects with the kidney, connects with the bladder, ascends to the diaphragm, carries the throat, and enters the root of the tongue. Its branch, from the kidney up through the liver diaphragm, into the lung, along the throat, holding the tongue. Its branches flow out of the lung, connect with the heart, and flow into the chest. The heart governs the hand jueyin meridian, which starts in the chest, exits to connect with the epicardium, descends to the diaphragm, and connects with the triple energizer. Its branches run from the chest up to the empty basin, up to the neck, behind the ear, straight up to the upper corner of the ear, down to the cheek, and to the sharp corner of the eye. Its branch, from the cheek down, out horizontally, into the upper teeth, out between the teeth, back to the mouth, intersection in the middle of the human body, left to the right, right to the left, up to the nostrils. The pulse of the triple energizer hand shaoyang meridian starts from the tip of the ring finger, runs along the upper side of the finger, exits between the two bones of Hegu, ascends into the two tendons, runs along the upper side of the arm, enters the outer side of the elbow, ascends to the outer front side of the elbow, ascends to the shoulder, and exits. On the front side of the bone, it goes up from the junction of the column bone, goes down into the Quepen, connects with the heart, goes down to the diaphragm, and belongs to the triple energizer. Its branches run from the quepen to the neck, through the cheek, into the lower teeth, back out of the mouth, meet in the middle of the human body, from the left to the right, from the right to the left, and up to the nostrils. The gallbladder foot shaoyang meridian starts from the sharp corner of the eye, goes up to the horn, goes down behind the ear, runs along the neck, enters Quepen, connects with the liver, goes down to the diaphragm, connects with the gallbladder, goes up to the liver, holds the throat, exits the sharp corner of the eye, returns behind the ear, goes down the neck, enters Quepen, goes up the shoulder, and exits the gallbladder. On the front side of the bone, it goes up from the junction of the column bone, goes down into the Quepen, connects with the liver, goes down to the diaphragm, and belongs to the gallbladder. Its branch enters the ear from behind the ear, exits in front of the ear, and reaches the sharp corner of the eye. Its branch, from the sharp corner of the eye, descends to the tip of the big toe, enters between the big toe, and exits the tip of the big toe. The liver foot jueyin meridian starts from the tip of the big toe, runs along the white flesh on the inside of the toe, passes behind the nucleus bone, ascends to the front of the lateral malleolus, ascends to the inside of the foot, runs along the back of the shin bone, passes in front of the foot taiyin meridian, ascends to the front of the inner thigh of the knee, enters the abdomen, connects with the liver, connects with the gallbladder, ascends to the diaphragm, holds the throat, connects with the swallowing root, and spreads under the tongue. Its branch runs up from the liver, passes through the diaphragm, enters the lung, runs along the throat, and holds the root of the tongue.