FUNCTIONS OF THE PRIMARY ACUPUNCTURE CHANNELS
Acupuncture channels form a network which reaches all areas of the body. Acupuncture channels are said serve the function of acting as passageways through which qi and blood can be spread throughout the body. The qi and blood nourishes each part of the body and allows those body parts to perform their function.
In addition to nourishing the body, acupuncture channels serve to prevent the penetration of pathogenic factors which attack the body from the exterior. According to Chinese medical theory, these pathogenic factors are wind, cold, heat, fire, damp and dryness. The acupuncture channels can protect the body from external factors because they flow through the body at varying depths thus preventing penetration from the external pathogens.
