The Development and Application Evaluation of Meridian Energy Detection System in Traditional Oriental Medicine: A Preliminary Study

Table 1

Five Shu-points & its characteristics.

Five Shu-points; (Chinese, Pinyin-English Translation)	Characteristics	Each Yin Primary Meridian	Each Yang Primary Meridian	Total in 12 Primary Meridians
井 Jing-Well	The location where the Meridian Qi emanates	1	1	12
滎 Ying-Spring	The location where the Meridian Qi glides to form a small stream	1	1	12
俞 Shu-Stream	The location where the Original Qi infuses into the Meridian through the function of San Jiao (or Triple Energizer)	1	1	12
原 Yuan-Source	The location where the Original Qi resides and accumulates. In Yin Meridians, the Shu-Stream points are also the Yuan-Source points		1	6
經 Jing-River	The location where the Meridian Qi flows like river	1	1	12
合 He-Sea	The location where the Meridian Qi enters inward and return to the visceral & bowels (zang-fu). It is like the confluence of the water into the sea	1	1	12
			Total	66