November 2025

acupuncture physiology (1)·arteriovenous anastomosis (1)·AVA (1)·CV4 (1)·Five Shu-points (1)·heat dissipation (1)·internal warming (1)·Jing-Well (1)·Shu-Stream (1)

Introduction In contemporary physiology, we know that the hand-and-foot glabrous skin (palms, soles, nail-beds) houses a rich network of arteriovenous anastomoses (AVAs) — direct connections between small arterioles and venules that allow large volumes of blood to be shunted to the surface and radiated as heat. (PMC) In the realm of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM),… Continue reading Arteriovenous Anastomoses, Extremity Acupoints and Heat Regulation: A Dialogue Between Modern Physiology & Classical TCM