Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 I am studying from " A Handbook if Traditional " and it makes reference to the " network wrapper vessels " (bao luo) and the " wrapper vessel " (bao mai). The text seems to imply that these are different from the uterus (zi gong) aka " female wrapper " (nu zi bao). Can anyone give me an explanation for what the bao luo and bao mai actually are? Any enlightenement will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dwayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 On 04/10/2004, at 9:17 AM, Dwayne Springfield wrote: > > > I am studying from " A Handbook if Traditional " and it > makes reference to the " network wrapper vessels " (bao luo) and the > " wrapper vessel " (bao mai). The text seems to imply that these are > different from the uterus (zi gong) aka " female wrapper " (nu zi bao). > > Can anyone give me an explanation for what the bao luo and bao mai > actually are? > > Any enlightenement will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Dwayne > Hi Dwayne, The bao mai and bao luo are vessels which communicate with the zi gong (uterus) and are thus have a close relationship with it, but are not actually the zi gong itself. According to Bob Flaws in his text " A Handbook of Menstrual Diseases in " the bao mai (wrapper vessel) connects the uterus to the pericardium and functions to carry heart qi and blood to the uterus. Flaws also mentions that there is some debate about whether the chong mai and bao mai are the same thing or different vessels and he suggests bao mai may only be a term used in theoretical discussion whereas the chong mai is the term used in pattern discrimination and thus treatment. Concerning the bao luo..............quote... " The bao luo are network vessels distrubuted over the bao gong which supply and fill the bao gong with kidney essence " . In his summary he says that " the bao mai is the pathway by which heart blood is transported down to the uterus. WHereas, the bao luo is the pathway by which yin essence is transported to the uterus but also from thence upward via the chong mai/bao mai to the heart and upper body " and " the uterus is the junction between the bao mai and bao luo and, therefore, also between the heart and kidneys or the upper and lower burner " . It you are interested in a deeper discussion on TCM gynaecology I would highly recommend this text. I hope this answers your question. Best Wishes, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Steve, Thanks for the information... that's exactly what I was looking for. I appreceate the book recommendation as well. I'll definately look into it. Thanks again, Dwayne Chinese Medicine , Steven Slater <laozhongyi@m...> wrote: > > On 04/10/2004, at 9:17 AM, Dwayne Springfield wrote: > > > > > > > I am studying from " A Handbook if Traditional " and it > > makes reference to the " network wrapper vessels " (bao luo) and the > > " wrapper vessel " (bao mai). The text seems to imply that these are > > different from the uterus (zi gong) aka " female wrapper " (nu zi bao). > > > > Can anyone give me an explanation for what the bao luo and bao mai > > actually are? > > > > Any enlightenement will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Dwayne > > > > Hi Dwayne, > > The bao mai and bao luo are vessels which communicate with the zi gong > (uterus) and are thus have a close relationship with it, but are not > actually the zi gong itself. > > According to Bob Flaws in his text " A Handbook of Menstrual Diseases in > " the bao mai (wrapper vessel) connects the uterus to > the pericardium and functions to carry heart qi and blood to the > uterus. Flaws also mentions that there is some debate about whether the > chong mai and bao mai are the same thing or different vessels and he > suggests bao mai may only be a term used in theoretical discussion > whereas the chong mai is the term used in pattern discrimination and > thus treatment. > > Concerning the bao luo..............quote... " The bao luo are network > vessels distrubuted over the bao gong which supply and fill the bao > gong with kidney essence " . > > In his summary he says that " the bao mai is the pathway by which heart > blood is transported down to the uterus. WHereas, the bao luo is the > pathway by which yin essence is transported to the uterus but also from > thence upward via the chong mai/bao mai to the heart and upper body " > and " the uterus is the junction between the bao mai and bao luo and, > therefore, also between the heart and kidneys or the upper and lower > burner " . > > It you are interested in a deeper discussion on TCM gynaecology I would > highly recommend this text. > > I hope this answers your question. > > Best Wishes, > > Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 The bao luo connects the heart and pericardium to the bao gong (zi gong)/uterus, and brings blood from the heart to the uterus. The bao mai are a collection of small vessels that connect the kidney with the uterus, and bring jing/essence from the kidneys to the uterus. The combination of blood and jing produce the menstrual fluid. On Oct 3, 2004, at 4:17 PM, Dwayne Springfield wrote: > > > I am studying from " A Handbook if Traditional " and it > makes reference to the " network wrapper vessels " (bao luo) and the > " wrapper vessel " (bao mai). The text seems to imply that these are > different from the uterus (zi gong) aka " female wrapper " (nu zi bao). > > Can anyone give me an explanation for what the bao luo and bao mai > actually are? > > Any enlightenement will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Dwayne > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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