[Life Tree TV] The principle of “Jang Bu Sang Tong(臟腑相通)”

 

The principle of “Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通)” 

In the human body, there are many kinds of circulation through the meridian routes as follows:

①    the circulation of the Twelve Main Meridians, also known as the circulation of Yung-Ki (營氣) or the circulation of Pyo-Rhi (表裏; the superficial and the deep layer)

②    the circulation of Wi-Ki (衛氣; the Guardian energy which circulates in the outer area of body to protect skin), governed by the Lung

③    the circulation of “the Eight Extraordinary or Homeostatic Meridians (奇經八脈)” including the Conception Vessel (CV; 任脈, Im-Maek, Sea of Eum) and the Governor Vessel (GV; 督脈, Dok-Maek, Sea of Yang)

④    the Wiji-Large Meridian (胃之大絡; the meridian route related to the energy cycle among the stomach, the liver, and the kidney)

⑤    the Biji-Large Meridian (脾之大絡; the meridian route related to the energy cycle among the spleen, the heart, and the lung)

⑥    Other meridian routes which are not identified or explained yet through the books of the traditional Korean or other oriental medicine

 

In fact, only 40% of the entire meridian system in the human body has been known to humankind, while the rest has not been uncovered so far. Now it is time to reinterpret the traditional theories of the meridian system handed down from the old times. Captain Udeka will correct the wrong information which has been tainted or distorted, reveal the truths and secrets that the Heaven has intentionally concealed, and convey them to humankind through a series of articles dealing with the operating principles behind ‘the Life Circuit Diagram’ and ‘the meridian system’.

“Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通)” is a way of synergistic meridian circulation, existing between the major 6 viscera [the Liver, the Heart, the Spleen, the Lung, the Kidney, and the Simpo (心包; the invisible pericardium of the heart)] and 6 supplementary internal organs [the Large intestine, the Small intestine, the Gallbladder, the Stomach, the Bladder, and the Sam-Cho (三焦)]. It is also known as “the covariant relationship of two coupled meridian routes” in Oriental medicine.

 

The principle of “Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通)” may be depicted as the following table.

Location (in depth)	Eum (陰; Negative, -)	Yang (陽; Positive, +)
Pyo (表; superficial layer)	Tae-Eum (太陰) ←→  Tae-Yang (太陽)
Ban-Pyo-Ban-Rhi (半表半裏; the half-superficial and half-deep layer)	So-Eum (少陰) ←→  So-Yang (少陽)
Rhi (裏; deep layer)	Gwol-Eum (厥陰) ←→  Yang-Myung (陽明)

The human meridian circulation system can be subdivided into three layers: the first layer consists of the meridian routes which flow in the superficial area of the human body. The second layer is composed of the meridian routes which flow in the middle area, called Ban-Pyo-Ban-Rhi (半表半裏; the half-superficial and half-deep layer). The last one comprises the meridian routes which flow in the deep area. 

One of the goals of the meridian circulation system is to transport special energies of Jung, Ki, and Shin (精, 氣, 神) in the same layer, from the inner side (Eum) to the outer side (Yang) or in the opposite direction.

Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通; the synergistic relationship in two-coupled meridian routes) means that energy exchanges through the meridian circulation occur in the same layer between two directly connected organs among the major 6 viscera & 6 supplementary internal organs: that is, between two organs in Pyo (表; the superficial layer), two organs in Ban-Pyo-Ban-Rhi (半表半裏; the half-superficial and half-deep layer) or two organs in Rhi (裏; the deep layer).

More specifically, organs are directly linked as follows:

①   In the Pyo (表) layer, the Lung ↔ the Bladder / the Spleen ↔ the Small intestine

②   In the Ban-Pyo-Ban-Rhi (半表半裏) layer, the Heart ↔ the Gallbladder / the Kidney ↔ the Sam-Cho (三焦; the triple energizer centers)

③   In the Rhi (裏) layer, the Simpo (心包) ↔ the Stomach / the Liver ↔ the Large intestine

 

Considering 12 main meridian routes, Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通) may be depicted as the following table.

Location (in depth)	Eum (陰; Negative, -) Meridian	Yang (陽; Positive, +) Meridian
Pyo (表; the superficial layer)	Tae-Eum (太陰)          Tae-Yang (太陽) Lung meridian (LU) ⇄  Bladder meridian (BL) Spleen meridian (SP) ⇄  Small Intestine meridian (SI)
Ban-Pyo-Ban-Rhi (半表半裏; the half-superficial and half-deep layer)	So-Eum (少陰)          So-Yang (少陽) Heart meridian (HT) ⇄  Gallbladder meridian (GB) Kidney meridian (KI) ⇄ Triple Energizer meridian (TE)
Rhi (裏; the deep layer)	Gwol-Eum (厥陰)         Yang-Myung (陽明) Pericardium meridian (PC) ⇄  Stomach meridian (ST) Liver meridian (LR) ⇄  Large Intestine meridian (LI)

The Su-Tae-Eum (手太陰) Lung meridian (LU) and the Jog-Tae-Yang (足太陽) Bladder meridian (BL) are the meridians exchanging their energies in the same layer. The bladder is the first organ that the energy of the lung is first transported among all internal organs, and the energy of the bladder is also delivered to the lung through a direct hot-line.

Accordingly, problems of the lung affect the bladder simultaneously in terms of the energy, which is an example of ‘the covariant relationship of two coupled meridian routes’; it is also called ‘Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通)’ meaning the synergistic relationship of two meridian routes that are directly connected with each other. It is the mutual effect between one of the six major viscera (Jang (臟)) and one of the six supplementary internal organs (Bu (腑)).

In the same way, if the function of liver becomes defective, its effect is directly manifested in the large intestine first, rather than the gallbladder which has the “Pyo-Rhi (表裏)” relationship with the liver. Similarly, the heart disease simultaneously affects the gallbladder and the spleen disease leads to the impaired function of the small intestine. The same goes true for the lung and the bladder, the kidney and the Sam-Cho (三焦), and the Simpo (心包) and the stomach.

Here, I will give you a supplementary explanation.

Sam-Cho (三焦), known as Triple Energizer (TE) in the West, refers to the invisible organ that carries out three types of bio-distillation process, located in the Simpo, the thyroid gland, the prostate (for men) or the womb (for women).  

The Simpo (心包), known as the Pericardium (PC) in the West, is the invisible outer layer of the heart.

Now, let’s go back to the original message.

In Oriental medicine, the theories of herbal medicine and acupuncture have been evolved by relying on the principle of Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通). For example, there are a variety of treatment methods to cure liver disease. The method to directly deal with the Liver meridian (LR) to cure liver disease is regarded as the lowest level. The approach to curing the liver through the Gallbladder meridian (GB) based on the principle of the Pyo-Rhi (表裏) relationship is the intermediate level. It is the highest-level therapy to cure the liver through the Large Intestine meridian (LI) utilizing the principle of Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通).

 

The acupuncture therapy which is applied directly on “A-Shi Hyul (阿是穴; pain point, trigger point)” is the lowest level of treatment. In addition, there is “Ki-Kyung acupuncture (寄經針)” using the Eight Extraordinary or Homeostatic Meridian routes (奇經八脈) or special principles regarding the meridian routes or acupoints. The effect of “Ki-Kyung acupuncture (寄經針)” may work relatively poorer than the acupuncture of the lowest level described above; but it may work effectively if the acupoint that has been triggered belongs to the acupoints of intersection between the meridian routes, called the Crossed Acupoints (交會穴). On the other hand, ‘Sa-Gwan Acupuncture (四關針)’, which is a traditional acupuncture unique to Korean medicine, was created by integrating ‘the Ki-Hyul (氣血; Ki-Blood) theory’, ‘Pyo-Rhi (表裏) relationship’, and ‘Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通) relationship’. The secrets of ‘Sa-Gwan Acupuncture (四關針)’ will be released by another article.

 

There are two main ways that one meridian and another meridian meet each other; one way is “Pyo-Rhi (表裏) relationship” and the other way is “Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通) relationship”.

The principle can be illustrated in the following pictures.

 

For example, in ‘the Pyo-Rhi (表裏) relationship’, there is an acupoint in the intersection between Liver meridian (LR) and Gallbladder meridian (GB). At this acupoint, the flow of Ki-energy (or light) is not accelerated.

 

On the other hand, in ‘Jang-Bu-Sang-Tong (臟腑相通) relationship’, Liver meridian (LR) has the acupoint of intersection shared with Large Intestine meridian (LI). As Ki-energy (or light) rotates strongly at this acupoint, the speed of its flow gets more than 10 times faster from this point.

By the principle of these meridian connections, the effects of treatment are different, depending on the relationship between two meridian routes. 

This article will make a new paradigm shift in medicine, for people who hold the promise of the Heaven and for the medical professionals who have received the Will of the Heaven. A new medical paradigm for a new Spiritual Civilization will be first introduced to humankind through this series of articles.

 

July 7, 2017

Udeka wrote.

Translated by Genesis.