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Extraordinary vessel 奇经

Yin Linking Vessel yīn wéi mài · 阴维脉

Course. Links the Yin meridians; follows the inner leg and the abdomen to the throat, sharing points with the Spleen and Kidney meridians.

Paired with. Links Yin meridians 维系诸阴

PC6 on the forearm is described as its confluent point, which is why it appears together with this vessel in the classical literature.

联络诸阴经;循下肢内侧与腹部上行至咽,与脾、肾等经交会共用腧穴。

Links Yin meridians 维系诸阴

前臂的 PC6(内关)被列为它的交会穴,因此经典文献中二者常一同出现。

Classical theory · descriptive only

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