Institute of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei, Beijing 100700, China.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:935687. doi: 10.1155/2013/935687. Epub 2013 Jun 26.
Objective. The correlation between meridians and organs (Zang-fu) is an important aspect of meridian theory. The objective of this paper is to investigate the pathological changes in the organs resulting from blocking low hydraulic resistance channel (LHRC) along the stomach meridian by injecting gel in pigs so as to offer some insight into the correlation between meridians and internal organs. Methods. Four white piglets and twelve black minipigs were divided into four batches and were observed in different periods. Each batch included two pairs of pigs and each pair matched two pigs with similar conditions among which gel was injected into 68 low hydraulic resistance points along the the stomach meridian in the experimental pig and the same amount of saline was injected into the same points in the control pig. The state of stomach and intestine was observed 610 weeks after the blocking model was developed. Results. The results showed that there were bloated stomach or/and intestine in all the experimental pigs while there were normal states in seven control pigs except one dead during the experiment. Conclusion. The findings confirmed that the blockage of LHRC along the stomach meridian can influence the state of stomach and intestine, leading to a distension on stomach or/and intestine.
经络与脏腑的相关性是经络理论的重要组成部分。本研究旨在通过向猪胃经低液压阻力通道（LHRC）注射凝胶，观察因阻断该通道引起的脏腑病理变化，为探讨经络与内脏的相关性提供依据。方法：选取 4 头大白猪和 12 头小黑猪，分为 4 批，分别在不同时期观察。每批包括 2 对猪，每对猪均选择条件相似的 2 头，其中实验猪在胃经的 68 个低液压阻力点注射凝胶，对照组相同部位注射等量生理盐水。造模 610 周后观察胃、肠状态。结果：所有实验猪均出现胃胀或（和）肠胀，对照组除 1 头猪在实验过程中死亡外，其余 7 头均表现为正常状态。结论：本研究证实了胃经 LHRC 的阻断可影响胃、肠的状态，导致胃胀或（和）肠胀。
