Meridians lines (First Part)

The contents of this table were drawn from the book entitled: "techniques of Shiatsu" of Michele Vanini. You will find in this table, a summary summary of the various meridian lines and the explanations of the diseases by often dependent Chinese medicine by a lack or an excess of energy in the meridian lines

Meridians lines names	Meridians function	Disease related to an lack of energy to the meridian line		Disease related to an excess of energy to the meridian line
		physical disease	psychic disease	physical disease	psychic disease
lungs	To distribute an energy for the oxygenation and the constitution of defenses of the organization. To eliminate the toxic substances at the time from the expiry	heaviness with the head, predisposition to cough, over-sensitiveness with the cold, misses spirit, tendency to obesity	Source of anxiety, depressive, excessive susceptibility, relation difficult with others Source of relation difficult with others	colds, pains with the shoulders, asthma, bronchitides, acute pains in connection with the inch, contraction with the muscles of the thorax	State of anxiety
Large intestines	support the functions pulmonary and secreting, eliminates the impurities	Dryness of the nasal ways, weakness of the bronchi, predisposition to diarrhés, phenomena inflammatory	Bad mood, not very autonomous, and incompetent to make decisions headaches, rhinitides, anginas aïgues, pains in the jaw lower, difficulties	headaches, rhinitides, anginas aïgues, pains in the jaw lower, difficulties circular in the area of the basin, hémorroïdes, diarrhoeas, too red complexion, glance without glare, tendency to eating too much, rigidity of the muscles of the neck and the arm
Stomach	Governs the operation of the stomach, the?sophage, duodenum, sexual intercourse, menstrual cycle, secretion of the mother's milk	slow digestion, disturb gastric, anorexia, pains with the shoulders related to disfonctionnement of the ovaries, baîllements, tirednesses early, feeling of cold		Bulimia, vomiting, gastric hyperacidity, abnormal thirst, contraction on the level of the solar plexus, support the appearance of colds, of influenzas, origin of the pains to the heart
Miss	Governs digestion, the enzymatic processes, controls the action of saliva, of the bile, secretions of the small intestine, the sex hormones related on the centres and the ovaries	Excessive appetite, loss of memory, somnolences, reduction gastric juices, sécheressse of the mouth, slow digestion, paleness of the gums, pain to the spinal column		Anorexia, tendency to eat with haste, thirst, oral dryness, bulimia, heavinesses in the lower limbs, the skin loses its elasticity, the shoulders stiffen, the back with tendency to curve
Heart	Governs the blood circulation, determines the general state of the organization. Control the emotions through the five directions and the brain.	disorders cardiac of the myocardium, moistness of the hands, furred tongue, chronic tiredness	Not very sure will of itself accompanied by anxiety	Contractions and feelings of stiffness on the level of the thorax, irritation to the throat, hypersensibilté cutaneous, headaches	Chronic anxiety, they are in general introverted individuals, showing a great obstinacy