Biological Mechanism of Specific Relationship between Gan (Liver) Meridian of Foot-Jueyin and Genitals*

Yu ZHU; Jian-peng HUANG; Jia-ming ZHONG; Wen-ting LI; Neng-gui XU; Jian-hua LIU

doi:10.1007/s11655-020-3483-y

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Biological Mechanism of Specific Relationship between Gan (Liver) Meridian of Foot-Jueyin and Genitals*

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- Biological Mechanism of Specific Relationship between Gan (Liver) Meridian of Foot-Jueyin and Genitals*
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 27, Issue 5, Pages: 384-387(2021)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Acupuncture Research Team, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou(510120), China
  2.South China Research Center of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou (510120), China
- Author bio：
  
  Prof. LIU Jian-hua, E-mail: jyhf08@sina.com
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s11655-020-3483-y
  CLC：
- Published：01 May 2021，
  
  Published Online：09 January 2021，
  
  Accepted：24 December 2019
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Yu ZHU, Jian-peng HUANG, Jia-ming ZHONG, et al. Biological Mechanism of Specific Relationship between Gan (Liver) Meridian of Foot-Jueyin and Genitals*. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 27(5):384-387(2021)
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Yu ZHU, Jian-peng HUANG, Jia-ming ZHONG, et al. Biological Mechanism of Specific Relationship between Gan (Liver) Meridian of Foot-Jueyin and Genitals*. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 27(5):384-387(2021) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-020-3483-y.

摘要

Abstract

From the perspective view of Chinese medicine

the Gan (Liver) meridian of Foot-Jueyin starts from the great toe

running upward along the medial side of the thigh to the perineal area

where it curves around the external genitalia and goes up to the lower abdomen. In clinical practice

acupoints in the feet of the Gan meridian of Foot-Jueyin are used to treat the genitourinary and external genitalia diseases. Studies have shown that reproductive system diseases have specific pathological reactions in the places (radial side of tibia and foot) where Gan meridian of Foot-Jueyin passes by. Why does this happen? In this article

we begin by briefly reviewing the evidences linking foot and genitalia. We then explore the potential mechanism of the relationship between genitals and the Gan meridian of Foot-Jueyin. The brain cerebral cortex is characterized by cortical interactions. Numerous studies show that different cerebral cortex function areas (especially the adjacent areas) are overlapping and interact with each other. Finally

we presume that there is a specific connection between the feet and the genitals. Physiologically in the cortical homunculus

the genital area lies adjacent or overlapped to the foot areas

the two areas may interact with each other. The functional reorganization between different areas of the cerebral cortex under pathological conditions may be the underlying mechanism of the relationship between the feet and the genitals.

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footgenitalfunctional reorganizationcortexacupuncture

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