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womb, fetus grows around the belly cavity of the mother. It  The “Lower Dan Dien” coincides with the nervous
breathes the Prebirth Chi and absorbs nutrients which are point of meridian named “Khi Hai” (Khi means Chi, Hai
going from the "placenta" in the womb through its cord and means sea/tank), lies in the zone of the navel about 3cm.
down to genitals, upwards to the head, downwards the
tongue, then returns to its navel. So this is called the “Dan 2.2- The system of channels and meridians.
Dien”, field of medicine herbs, the most powerful
converging center to produce energy resources for survival. Observing the cycle of the Chi’s flow within the fetus, the
The child was born, he/she respires, inhales the post birth oriental medical-management discovered two most crucial
Chi, exhales the prebirth Chi. When inhaling, the diaphragm channels that are the Front and the Back which connected to
lowers down, the internal organs are pushed down so that 12 main meridians named “kinh”, from which splitting many
the postbirth Chi may be absorbed and the abdomen is smaller interlaced branches called "Lac" distributing
swelled. When exhaling, the diaphragm raises upwards so throughout the body like a fabric net.
that the prebirth Chi may be pushed out and the internal
organs are brought about so that the belly is contracted and a- The Back Channel or The Governor Channel
flat. harmonizes the body’s Yang part, starting from the nervous
point named “Hoi Am” bypasses the lungs in the back,
running along the spine, through the nervous points “Truong
Placenta’s stem Cuong”, “Menh Mon”, “Chi Yang”, “Dai Chuy”, “Phong Phu”,
going into the brain, up to “Bach Hoi” vented on the top of
head, down to “Nhan Trung” and terminates at the “Ngan
(Fig. 6)
Fetal umbilical cord Giao”, where circuitry to meet the Front Channel which from
“Hoi Am” and “Dan Dien” goes up.
 “Hoi Am”, the first
point of the Front Channel
They also distinguish: located at the middle of the
 The Upper Dan Dien coincides with the nervous point external genitals and anus,
of meridian named An Duong, located between the where the Yin Chi is gathered, concentrated three channels:
eyebrows, where the injury may leads to death. the front and the back channels, as well as the “Xung”
 The Middle Dan Dien coincides with the nervous point Channel, this circuit controls the Chi-Blood of the whole
of meridian named “Dan Trung” situated in the middle of the body from the uterus into the spinal column, branching out
line joining two nipples.

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