Atlas of Chinese Acupuncture Finale Uitverkoop

Jin and Luo designate two important types of vessels (Mai) used by Qi to circulate in the whole body: the meridians (Jing) and their collaterals (Luo). The expression Jing Luo is a generic term definiting the whole network or circuits of the meridians and their collaterals. As the Jing Luo system is of the utmost importance in diagnosis and therapeutics, it may be considered to be the cornerstone of Chinese Medicine.