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Meridian Therapy

Meridian Therapy is a style of acupuncture developed in Japan during the mid-1930's. At the same time, the Chinese were formulating what is known now as TCM. During Japan's turbulent modernization at the turn of the late nineteenth century, traditional East Asian medicine was suppressed in favor of medicine based on the Western model. East Asian medicine originated in Japan coming from China through Korea around the fifth century A.D. During the 1910's through the 1920's, a revival of Kampo (traditional herbal medicine, based largely on the Shang Han Lun) sparked one acupuncturist, Sorei Yanagiya, to reexamine known classical texts of acupuncture. His interest led others to become interested in the study who came to Yanagiya for his knowledge. Most notably among his students were Sodo Okabe and Keiri Inoue. These two students were responsible for the formulation of what was to become modern Meridian Therapy.

To begin an understanding of Acupuncture and Meridian Therapy, one must first understand Qi. Qi is the name given to the life energy that flows in an area just beneath the skin and through the yin and yang meridians. This life force must remain in balance in order for one to be free from illness. Whenever on encounters a disruption in this flow, the disturbance leads to illness. Acupuncturists improve his flow by inserting needles into specific acupuncture points (meridians) on the skin.

The primary paradigm is that of the Five Phases and the basic pattern of imbalance is always defined in terms of a deficiency of a Yin organ or meridian. The Yin organs or meridians have a tendency to become deficient (kyo), and the Yang organs and meridians tend to become excess (jitsu).

From these patterns of deficiency of the Yin organs associated with the Five Phases come the four Sho (Chinese: Zheng) or patterns.

Lung Sho: Lung and Spleen Deficient

Spleen Sho: Spleen and Heart (Pericardium) Deficient

Liver Sho:...

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