meridians (Chinese medicine)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	concept in traditional Chinese medicine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	jingluo
gptkbp:associatedWith	internal organs
gptkbp:basisFor	diagnosis in TCM qigong practice meridian massage treatment in TCM
gptkbp:believedToAffect	health and disease
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:traditional_medicine
gptkbp:eachMeridianAssociatedWith	specific organ
gptkbp:exampleOfExtraordinaryMeridian	Conception Vessel (Ren Mai) Governing Vessel (Du Mai)
gptkbp:exampleOfMeridian	gptkb:heart_meridian gptkb:kidney_meridian gptkb:liver_meridian gptkb:lung_meridian gptkb:spleen_meridian gptkb:stomach_meridian
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Huangdi_Neijing
gptkbp:function	channels for flow of qi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	meridians (Chinese medicine)
gptkbp:mappedOn	human body
gptkbp:numberOfExtraordinaryMeridians	8
gptkbp:numberOfPrimaryMeridians	12
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:modern_Western_medicine
gptkbp:relatedConcept	yin and yang qi acupuncture points
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:moxibustion gptkb:acupuncture acupressure
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Qi_(life_energy)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7