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Extraordinary vessel 奇经

Penetrating Vessel chōng mài · 冲脉

Course. Described as running from the lower abdomen upward along the Kidney meridian and downward to the leg, with a branch reaching the chest and face.

Paired with. Sea of Blood and of the twelve meridians 血海·十二经之海

Called the "sea of Blood" and linked to the twelve meridians. It shares points with the Kidney meridian rather than having its own dedicated points.

传统描述为自小腹上行，与足少阴肾经并行，并有分支下行至足、上行至胸与面。

Sea of Blood and of the twelve meridians 血海·十二经之海

被称为"血海"，与十二经相通。它本身没有专属腧穴，而是与肾经交会共用。

Classical theory · descriptive only

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