「帶脈」為奇經八脈之一,是全身唯一一條橫向的經脈,行於腰際,形似腰帶。 帶脈起源於肝經循行身體側邊的章門穴,高度在臍上三指幅寬(2寸)、第11肋游離端下方。 帶脈位於上下半身之樞紐地帶,約束和聯繫所有縱向的經脈。 The belt vessel is one of the eight extra meridians. It is the only meridian that flows horizontally. The belt vessel originates from the lower part of hypochondrium, near the end of the 11th floating ribs, almost where the LR13 acupoints are, and passes around the waist like a belt. As the belt vessel lies in the pivotal area between the upper and lower body, its essential function is to restrain and connect all the longitudinal meridians. 男性腰圍超過90公分(約35吋;穿L的褲子有點緊,或必須穿XL以上)、女性腰圍超過80公分(約31吋;穿不太下XL的褲子),是帶脈失調的指標之一;可能是帶脈失調造成腰圍病態胖大,也可能腰圍失控使帶脈失去功能,兩者可以是互為因果。 A male waist circumference of more than 90 cm (about 35 inches; wearing L pants is a bit tight, or must wear XL or above) and a female waist circumference of more than 80 cm (about 31 inches; can not fit into XL pants) is one of the indicators of belt vessel disorder. It may be that the belt vessel disorder causes obesity, or it ma...