Zhao Jing-sheng
Institute of Acu-moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2013 Dec;38(6):502-5.
In order to clarify the connotation and academic significance of the term Qijie (pathway of qi) in Chinese medicine, the author of the present article collected related ancient literature and made a theoretical analysis on its concept, its relevance to the content of Sihai (four seas i.e.: 1) the brain, the sea of marrow, 2) Danzhong, the sea of qi; 3) stomach: the sea of water and food; 4) Chongmai, the sea of the 12 meridians), its related application and the evolution of the relationship between acupoints and their subordinated meridian. The author holds that the four Qijie aims at explaining the underlying mechanism of acupoints located on the head, chest and abdominal regions. The four Qijie theory was established in the transition period of the developmental process of meridian-acupoint theory, and is of realistic significance in elucidating the correlation between the back shu-acupoints and zang-fu organs.
为阐明中医“气街”一词的内涵及学术意义，本文作者收集相关古代文献，并对其概念、与“四海”（即：1. 脑为髓海；2. 膻中为气海；3. 胃为水谷之海；4. 冲脉为十二经脉之海）内容的相关性、相关应用以及穴位与其所属经络关系的演变进行了理论分析。作者认为，四条气街旨在阐释头、胸、腹部穴位的内在机制。气街理论是在经络腧穴理论发展过程的过渡阶段建立的，对于阐明背俞穴与脏腑器官之间的相关性具有现实意义。
