How Acupuncture Meridians Work
These are energetic pathways that transverse the body much like a network of connecting pathways and circuits. They enter and pass through most organs in the body. Each pathway called a meridian has a certain amount of acupuncture points on it. By stimulating certain points on a particular meridian one can have various effects on that pathway and the organ or area the pathway transcends. For instance, the liver meridian has 14 points on it. Each point has a different effect on the liver meridian. Some points will support and energize the liver, while another point may clear heat and stagnation out of the liver and another point may calm the liver. Liver 3 clears heat and moves the liver qi, which can be very beneficial for women during PMS time as the liver gets hot and stagnant. This heat rises to the head and causes irritability. The liver transcends the groin and abdominal area, so it also helps to move the stagnant qi and heat out of these areas, thereby moving the stagnant blood as well. When meridian energy is squelched like a kinked hose, the blood becomes stagnant locally, then energy flow is reduced or imbalanced. This is just one example of how acupuncture works. Meridians communicate with every cell in the body and influence most of the body’s natural processes.
There are hundreds of other treatment applications for various ailments. Any organ deficiency or imbalance can be helped by stimulating certain acupuncture points on that particular meridian. Each acupuncture point serves as a message input center. Meridians serve as network communication pathways. They tell the body what messages are being sent. This is all done by electromagnetic vibrational communication. Every cell in the body understands this language and will respond accordingly.
The Chinese have known this for over 3000 years by understanding that acupuncture works on a physiological (physical basis). Just because we can’t see it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Look at all the devices we own that transmit vibrational signals invisibly through frequencies. We don’t see them, but know they work. The Japanese and Koreans also understand how acupuncture works as they have adopted their forms of meridian type acupuncture diagnoses and therapies using needles in key areas depending on the intent.