The Water Meridians: Balance and Vitality Through Oriental Medicine

Water meridians

Oriental Medicine is based on the theory of the five elements to understand the functioning of the organism and its interrelationship with the environment. 

Each element has particular characteristics and is associated with meridians, climate, season, color, emotion, flavor, time of day, organs and behavioral traits. 

The water element is related to the following aspects.

Organs: Kidneys, Bladder

Time of day: Kidneys 3:00 – 5:00 pm, Bladder 5:00 – 7:00 pm.

Emotion: Fear

Flavor: Salty

Color: Dark blue, black

Climate: Cold, winter

The water element represents life, vitality, ancestors, family and heritage from the past. This is because the Jīng 精 (Essence) energy is housed in the kidneys. This energy is:

• The fundamental substance that creates everything in the universe, including the body. 
• She is the bearer of ancestral information. 
• It is stored in the kidneys and circulates through the Eight Great Vessels, helping to create semen, menstrual blood and bone marrow. 
• This energy is worn out throughout life and even more so with excesses, but it can be enhanced with specific practices, for example from the Dao of Sexuality, Eastern Medicine treatments, Qi Gong and Tai Chi practices. 

Also, the water element is related to the ears, bones, bone marrow and spinal cord.

When the water is out of balance, you may experience some symptoms such as:

• Cystitis
• Dark skin color
• Baggy eyes 
• Panic that paralyzes you from taking action
• sexual problems
• reproductive problems
• Lower back pain
• Fatigue
• kidney stones

How do I know if I have an imbalance in this element?

A diagnosis from an Oriental Medicine doctor is important to determine which element the imbalance is in, since some symptoms may appear to be from one element, but the root may arise from another. 

What habits to include to balance water?

• Moderate salt consumption.
• Balance with sexual practices.
• Practice Taichí and Qi Gong.
• Flow with changes.
• Face fears with courage.

The 5 elements are interrelated. 

In the case of the water element, it is nourished with the earth element and directly influences the balance of the fire, therefore, an imbalance of the water element can be treated from another element.

Description of each water meridian

The bladder meridian 

It is the longest in the body, it has 67 resonating points. 

Bladder function 

It collects the water that the other organic structures did not use. This is why it is considered a humble organ since oriental medicine, since it allows the greatness of others. In addition, it makes it an organ that contains the information of the totality of being, so in its energy meridian, imbalances of the entire organism can be treated.

1 V 睛明 jīng míng

2 V 攒竹 cuán zhú

3 V 眉冲 méi chōng

4 V 曲差 qū chā

5 V 五处 wǔ chù

6 V 承光 chéng guāng

7 V 通天 tōng tiān

8 V 络却 luò què

9 V 玉枕 yù zhěn

10 V 天柱 tiān zhù

11 V 大杼 dà zhù

12 V 风门 fēng mén

13 V 肺俞 Fèi shù

14 V厥阴俞 Jué yīn shù

15 V 心俞 Xīn shù

16 V 督俞 Dū shù

17 V 膈俞 Gé shù

18 V 肝俞 Gān shù 

19 V 胆俞 Dǎn shù

20 V 脾俞 Pí shù

21 V 胃俞 Wèi shù

22 V 三焦俞 Sān jiāo shù 

23 V 肾俞 Shèn shù 

24 V 气海俞 Qì hǎi shù

25 V 大肠俞 Dà cháng shù

26 V 关元俞 Guān yuán shù

27 V 小肠俞 Xiǎo cháng shù

28 V 膀胱俞 Pang guāng shù

29 V 中膂俞 Zhōng lǚ shù

30 V 白环俞 Bái huán shù

31 V 上髎 shàng liáo

32 V 次髎 cì liáo

33 V 中髎 zhōng liáo

34 V 下髎 xià liáo

35 V 会阳 huì yáng

36 V 承扶 chéng fú

37 V 殷门 yīn mén

38 V 浮郄 fú xì

39 V 委阳 wěi yáng

40 V 委中 wěi zhōng

41 V 附分 fù fēn

42 V 魄户 pò hù

43 V 膏肓 gāo huāng

44 V 神堂 shén táng

45 V 譩譆 yì xī

46 V 膈关 géguān

47 V 魂门 hún mén 

48 V 阳纲 yáng gāng

49 V 意舍 yì shè

50 V 胃仓 wèi cāng

51 V 肓门 huāng mén

52 V 志室 zhì shì

53 V 胞肓 bāo huāng

54 V 秩边 zhì biān

55 V 合阳 hé yáng

56 V 承筋 chéng jīn

57 V 承山 chéng shān

58 V 飞扬 fēi yáng

59 V 跗阳 fū yáng

60 V 昆仑 kūn lún

61 V 仆参 pú cān

62 V 申脉 shēn mài

63 V 金门 jīn mén

64 V 京骨 jīng gǔ

65 V 束骨 shù gǔ 

66 V 足通谷 zú tōng gǔ

67 V 至阴 zhì yīn

The kidney meridian

 It has 27 resonating points. 

Functions of the kidneys: 

• It takes care of the excess of the body of the body to produce urine. 

• They make hormones that help control blood pressure and which stimulate bone marrow to produce red blood cells. 

• They eliminate the acids produced by the body. 

• They balance water, salts and blood minerals. 

• They are located below the rib cage, and in adults, they are approximately a fist. 

1 R 涌泉 yǒng quán

2 R 然谷 rán gǔ

3 R 太溪 tài xī

4 R 大钟 dà zhōng

5 R 水泉 shuǐ quán

6 R 照海 zhào hǎi

7 R 复溜 fù liū

8 R 交信 jiāo xìn

9 R 筑宾 zhù bīn

10 R 阴谷 yīn gǔ

11 R 横骨 héng gǔ

12 R 大赫 dà hè

13 R 气穴 qì xué

14 R 四满 sì mǎn

15 R 中注 zhōng zhù

16 R 肓俞 huāng shù

17 R 商曲 shāng qū

18 R 石关 shí guān

19 R 阴都 yīn dū

20 R 腹通谷 fù tōng gǔ

21 R 幽门 yōu mén

22 R 步廊 bù láng

23 R 神封 shén fēng

24 R 灵墟 líng xū

25 R 神藏 shén cáng

26 R 彧中 yù zhōng

27 R 俞府 shù fǔ

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