The Jingbie (Extraordinary Collaterals) are the great collaterals of the five zang organs and six fu organs. The term "bie" (separate/branch) refers to the fact that, in addition to the twelve regular meridians, there exist other meridian pathways. The yang collaterals travel to the yin, and the yin collaterals travel to the yang. They intersect with the regular meridians at different locations and each follows its own specific course. This is what is referred to as the "great collaterals" in the *Miaoci* Chapter: those on the left connect to the right, and those on the right connect to the left; they intertwine with the meridians and distribute throughout...