素问骨空论曰冲脉者起于气街并于少阴之经侠脐上行至胸中而散灵枢卫气篇曰请言
气
街胸气有街腹气有街头气有街胫气有街故气在头者止于脑气在胸者止之膺与背 气在腹者止
之背 与冲脉在脐之左右之动脉者气在胫者止之于气街与承山踝上
灵枢经脉别篇曰足少阴上至 中别走太阳而合上至肾当十四椎出属带脉二十八难
曰带脉者起于季胁回身一周
灵枢脉度篇曰跷脉者少阴之别起于然谷之后上内踝之上直上循阴股入阴上循
胸里入缺盆上出人迎之前入 属目内 合于太阳跷而上行气并相还则为濡目目气不荣则目不
合二十
八难曰阳跷脉者起于跟中循外踝上行入风池
难经曰阴跷脉者亦起于跟中由少阴别脉然谷之穴上内联踝循阴股入胸腹上至咽
喉睛明穴亦会于太阳也
二十八难曰阳维阴维者维络于身溢蓄不能环流灌溢诸经者也故阳维起于诸阳之
会阴维起于诸阴阴之交也
阴维起于足少阴经内踝上行筑宾之穴循腹至乳上结喉至廉泉穴维络诸阴会于任脉也
脉络周身十四经六经表里督和任阴阳手足经皆六督总诸阳任总阴诸阳行外阴行里四
肢腹背皆
如此督由脊骨过龈交脐腹中行任脉是足太阳经小指藏从跟入 会尻旁上行夹脊行分四前系睛
明脉
最长少阳四指端前起外踝阳关环跳里从胁贯肩行曲鬓耳前耳后连 尾大指次指足阳明三里天
枢贯乳行腹第三行通上齿环唇侠鼻目颧迎足有三阴内联廉厥中少后太交前肾出足心从内踝侠
任胸腹上廉泉太厥两阴皆足拇内侧外侧非相联大阴内侧冲门去腹四行兮挨次编厥阴毛际循阴
器斜络期门乳肋间手外三阳谁在上阳明食指肩 向颊中钻入下牙床相逢鼻孔迎香旁三焦名指
阳明后贴身周回眉竹凑太阳小指下行低肩后盘旋耳颧遘还有三阴行臂内太阴大指肩前配厥
从中指腋连胸极泉小内心经位手足三阳俱上头三阴穴止乳胸游惟有厥阴由颡后上巅会督下任
流
经脉从来皆直行络从本部络他经经凡十四络十六请君次第记分明
《素问·骨空论》说：冲脉，起始于气街（腹部气机汇聚之处），并足少阴肾经，夹脐上行至胸中而散开。《灵枢·卫气篇》说：请允许我讲述气街的概念。胸部的经气有气街，腹部的经气有气街，头部的经气有气街，胫部的经气有气街。因此，经气在头部者，止于脑；经气在胸部者，止于膺部（胸前）与背部；经气在腹部者，止于背部与冲脉在脐旁左右的动脉处；经气在胫部者，止于气街与承山穴、踝上部位。
《灵枢·经脉别篇》说：足少阴肾经上行至中极穴（注：原文“中”后缺字，据上下文及经络循行推测可能指代特定节点或传抄脱漏，此处依原文直译保留空缺或泛指上部），别出走向太阳经而汇合，上行至肾脏，当第十四椎处外出，归属于带脉。《难经·二十八难》说：带脉，起始于季胁，环绕身体一周。
《灵枢·脉度篇》说：跷脉，是足少阴肾经的别支，起始于然谷穴之后，向上经过内踝之上，直行沿大腿内侧进入阴部，向上沿胸部里侧进入缺盆，向上出于人迎穴之前，进入目内眦（睛明穴），与太阳经的跷脉相合而上行。两脉之气并行并相互返还，则濡养双目。若目之精气不能荣润，则眼睛无法闭合。
《难经·二十八难》说：阳跷脉，起始于脚跟中部，沿外踝上行，进入风池穴。
《难经》说：阴跷脉，也起始于脚跟中部，由足少阴肾经别出的脉络，从然谷穴向上经过内踝，沿大腿内侧上行进入胸腹，上至咽喉，在睛明穴也与太阳经会合。
《难经·二十八难》说：阳维脉和阴维脉，维系联络全身，如果气血溢出蓄积而不能环流灌注于各条经脉。所以，阳维脉起始于诸阳经交会之处，阴维脉起始于诸阴经交会之处。
阴维脉起始于足少阴肾经的内踝上方，经过筑宾穴，沿腹部上行至乳房，上结于喉部，到达廉泉穴，维系联络诸阴经，并与任脉会合。
脉络周身共有十四经，六经分表里，督脉和任脉统领阴阳。手经和足经各有六条，督脉总领诸阳，任脉总领诸阴。诸阳经行于外侧，诸阴经行于内侧（里）。四肢、腹部和背部的分布都是如此。督脉由脊骨经过龈交穴，任脉沿腹部正中线上行。足太阳经从小指（注：原文有误，足太阳起于目内眦，小指属手太阳，此处依原文记录但需知其为古籍常见讹误或特指某种流派说法，通常足太阳起于睛明）藏于跟部进入，会合于尻旁，上行夹脊而行，分为四行，前系于睛明穴，脉最长。少阳经起于四指端前方，在外踝、阳关、环跳处，从胁肋贯穿肩部，行于曲鬓、耳前、耳后，连于尾闾。足阳明经经过三里、天枢，贯穿乳房，行于腹部第三行，通至上齿，环绕嘴唇，夹鼻而行，在目颧处的迎香穴。足有三阴经，内部连接廉泉。厥阴、中焦、少阴、太阴依次交接在前。肾经出于足心，从内踝夹任脉上行至廉泉。太阴和厥阴两阴经，分别位于足大趾的内侧和外侧，并非相互连接。太阴经在内侧，冲门穴去腹部有四行，按次序编排。厥阴经在毛际，循行阴器，斜络期门穴，在乳肋之间。手外三阳经，谁在上？阳明经食指肩向颊中钻入下牙床，相逢鼻孔迎香旁。三焦名指（无名指），在阳明经之后，贴身周回，眉竹凑太阳，小指下行低肩后盘旋，耳颧遘。还有三阴经行于臂内，太阴经在大指，肩前配厥阴，从中指腋连胸极泉，小内心经位。手足三阳经都上达头部，三阴经穴位止于乳胸游动。惟有厥阴经由颡后上巅顶，会合督脉，下流任脉。经脉向来都是直行的，络脉从本部络属于他经。经一共有十四条，络一共有十六条，请君仔细次第记分明。
The *Suwen: Gu Kong Lun* states: The Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) originates at the Qichuan (Stomach 30, though text says "Qi Street" generally referring to Stomach 30 or general area), runs parallel with the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, flanks the navel, ascends to the chest, and then disperses. The *Ling shu: Wei Qi Pian* states: Let me speak of the Qi Streets. There is a Qi Street in the chest, a Qi Street in the abdomen, a Qi Street in the head, and a Qi Street in the lower legs. Therefore, when Qi is in the head, it stops at the brain; when Qi is in the chest, it stops at the anterior chest (Ying) and back; when Qi is in the abdomen, it stops at the back and the pulsating arteries of the Chong Mai on either side of the navel; when Qi is in the lower legs, it stops at the Qichuan (Stomach 30) and Chengshan (Bladder 57) and above the ankle.
The *Ling shu: Jing Mai Bie Pian* states: The Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian ascends to the diaphragm, branches off to run into the Taiyang Meridian and joins it, ascends to the kidney, exits at the level of the fourteenth thoracic vertebra, and attaches to the Dai Mai (Girdle Vessel). The *Nan jing: Chapter 28* states: The Dai Mai (Girdle Vowel) originates from the hypochondrium and encircles the body once.
The *Ling shu: Mai Du Pian* states: The Qiao Mai (Heel Vessels) are branches of the Foot-Shaoyin. They originate behind the Ran Gu (Kidney 2) point, ascend above the medial malleolus, go straight up along the medial thigh, enter the yin region, ascend through the interior of the chest, enter the Que Pen (Large Chest) acupoint, emerge before the Ying Chang (Stomach 9) acupoint, enter the inner canthus of the eye, join with the Taiyang Qiao Mai, and ascend. When the Qi of both vessels runs together and returns to each other, it moistens the eyes. If the eye Qi fails to nourish, the eyes cannot close. The *Nan jing: Chapter 28* states: The Yang Qiao Mai originates in the middle of the heel, follows the lateral malleolus upward, and enters the Feng Chi (Gallbladder 20) acupoint.
The *Nan jing* states: The Yin Wei Mai (Linking Vessel) and Yang Wei Mai (Linking Vessel) link and network the body. When they overflow and accumulate, they cannot circulate and irrigate all the meridians. Thus, the Yang Wei Mai originates at the meeting point of all Yang meridians, and the Yin Wei Mai originates at the intersection of all Yin meridians.
The Yin Wei Mai originates from the Foot-Shaoyin Meridian above the medial malleolus, passes through the Zhu Bin (Kidney 9) acupoint, follows the abdomen to the breast, knots at the throat, reaches the Lian Quan (Ren Mai 23) acupoint, links all Yin meridians, and meets the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel).
The collaterals encompass the fourteen main meridians of the body, comprising six pairs of exterior-interior relationships. The Du Mai (Governor Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) govern Yin and Yang. The Hand and Foot Three-Yang meridians constitute the Six Yangs; the Du Mai commands all Yang, and the Ren Mai commands all Yin. All Yang meridians run on the exterior/lateral aspects, and all Yin meridians run on the interior/medial aspects. This applies to the limbs, abdomen, and back. The Du Mai passes through the spine and over the Yin Jiao (Du Mai 28) acupoint. The Ren Mai begins in the center of the lower abdomen. The Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian enters from the heel beside the little toe, meets at the side of the sacrum, ascends flanking the spine, dividing into four lines, with the anterior line connecting to the Jing Ming (Bladder 1) acupoint; this is the longest meridian. The Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian starts before the tip of the fourth toe, at the Yang Guan (Gallbladder 29) outside the lateral malleolus, at Huan Tiao (Gallbladder 30), penetrates the shoulder from the hypochondrium, travels to Qu Bin (Gallbladder 14), in front of and behind the ear, connecting to the tailbone region. The Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian passes through San Li (Stomach 36), Tian Shu (Stomach 25), penetrates the breast, runs along the third line of the abdomen, connects to the upper teeth, surrounds the lips, flanks the nose, and meets at Ying Xiang (Large Intestine 20) near the zygomatic bone. The Foot Three-Yin meridians connect internally: Taiyin, Jueyin, Shaoyin. Taiyin is posterior, Shaoyin is anterior. The Kidney Meridian emerges from the sole of the foot, flanks the Ren Mai above the medial malleolus to Lian Quan. The Taiyin and Jueyin meridians are located on the medial and lateral sides of the big toe, respectively, and do not directly connect. The Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian is on the medial side, with Chong Men (Spleen 12) being four lines away from the abdomen, arranged in sequence. The Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian is at the pubic hair region, follows the genitalia, slants to Qi Men (Liver 14) between the ribs and breast. Among the Hand Three-Yang meridians, which is superior? The Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian passes through the index finger, goes to the shoulder, drills into the cheek and lower gum, meets at Ying Xiang (Large Intestine 20) beside the nostril. The Hand-Sanjiao (Triple Energizer) Meridian is after the Yangming Meridian at the ring finger, wraps around the body, approaches the Taiyang Meridian at the end of the eyebrow, descends from the little finger, loops behind the low shoulder, and meets at the ear and zygomatic region. There are also Three-Yin meridians running on the inner arm: Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian at the thumb, paired with Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian at the shoulder front; Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian at the middle finger, connecting from the axilla to Ji Quan (Pericardium 1) in the chest; Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian position. All Hand and Foot Yang meridians ascend to the head, while Yin meridian acupoints stop at the chest and breast. Only the Jueyin Meridian ascends from the pharynx to the vertex, meets the Du Mai, and flows down the Ren Mai. Meridians always run straight; collaterals branch from their own source to link other meridians. There are fourteen meridians and sixteen collaterals in total. Please remember them in order clearly.