Chinese Medical Body

The Chinese Medical Body







The Five Phases

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The Law of Inter-Restraint Strong organs emit too much excess and
need to be inhibited, which also treats over
Liver restraint and reverse restraint caused by
over restricting.

Kidney Heart Insufficient organs are weak and need extra
support, which also treats over restraint and
reverse restraint caused by a lack of
restricting.

Lung Spleen Treatments are based on the law of inter-
restraint of the Five Phases.

● i.e. stagnation of water-dampness
caused by deficiency syndrome in the
spleen can be treated by strengthening
the spleen to excrete water, such as
how piling up earth helps control the
water flow.

The Law of Inter-Promotion

Liver To treat deficiency syndrome in zang organs,
tonify the mother organ of the affected organ.

Kidney Child Heart To treat excess syndrome in zang organs,
Lung Mother reduce the excess in the child organ of the
affected organ.

Treatments are based on the law of inter-
generation of the Five Phases.

● i.e. deficiency syndrome in the liver is
treated by nourishing the kidney the
same way water is used to nourish
wood.

Spleen

Heart

Job:
- Controls all aspects of life
Fluid:
- Sweat
5 Minds:
- Happiness
Dysfunction:
- Tongue becomes pale and irregular pulses from the heart

Lungs

Job:
- Controls all the qi of respiration
Fluid:
- Mucus
5 Minds:
- Sorrow
Dysfunction:
- Running nose, bad sense of smell, irregular breathing, difficulty to speak, and fatigue

Liver

Job:
- Controls free coursing of the qi on the body
Fluid:
- Tears
5 Minds:
- Anger and Depression
Dysfunction:
- Bad mental state, bad digestion, poor blood circulation, bad water metabolism, irregular menstruation, abnormal vision, tough
sinew, bad sense of balance and direction, hemorrhagic diseases (nose bleed)

Kidneys



Spleen

Job:
- Transportation and transformation (digests water and food, absorbs essential substances and transports to the lung and heart.
Essence of food and water becomes qi and blood, circulated through body to nourish); controls the blood (spleen qi keeps blood
circulating inside veins, lifts/consolidates organs)
Fluid:
- Saliva
5 Minds:
- Thinking and Emotion
Dysfunction:
- Dysfunction in transporting, transforming, and/ or absorbing: poor appetite, flatulence, loose stool, diarrhea, fatigue,
and emaciation. Dysfunction transporting water: fluid retention like phlegm and edema. Deficient spleen qi: cannot control
the blood which leads to subcutaneous hemorrhaging, bloody stool, bloody urine.

Fu Organs

● Stomach - the main function is digestion, it produces
chyme → transported into small intestine by stomach qi
○ Stomach qi keeps the stomach unobstructed and
causes the food and water to move through
○ Stomach likes moistness and needs fluid
○ If stomach qi is disrupted it can cause retention of
food and fluids, cause problems with the
esophagus, and issues with the small intestine

● Gallbladder - stores and excretes bile
○ The function of the gallbladder is to judge and
make decisions of stimulation of the mind

● Large Intestine - it partially absorbs water and forms
and temporarily stores feces before it is discharged
from the body
○ Is located in the abdominal cavity and split into
two segments (upper and lower)

● Small Intestine - Where water and food are digested
and absorbed
○ It absorbs the essence of the food and water and
sends the rest to the large intestine

Fu Organs Part 2

● The Brain:

○ Creates the original spirit.
○ Dominates life activities of the body and the flow of Qi
○ Death of the brain means death of the spirit

● The Bladder:

○ A cyst-like hollow organ
○ Connects with the Kidneys
○ Stores and discharges urine
○ Qi needs to transform normally in the kidneys and the bladder needs to be normal for discharge and storage

to be normal
○ Disorders can lead to : Dysuria or Anuresis
○ Fails to restrain Bladder Qi lead to: Frequent or urgency of urination, Enuresis, or Incontinence

● The Uterus:

○ The organ used for the gestation of a fetus
○ Tian Gui - The ability to give birth to an offspring through natural means
○ Essence: comes from the Kidneys
○ Ren Channel - Responsible for pregnancy, yin channel
○ Chong Channel - blood and qi regulator

● The San Jiao:

● Split into three parts located in the the chest and abdominal cavity: upper (region: above the diaphragm), middle
(region: between diaphragm and belly button), and lower (region: below the belly button).

Channels and Meridians

● There are 12 Meridians and Channels
○ Qi of both Yin and Yang flow through these.
○ Acupuncture points are where they show on the surface near the skin
○ These points are used to treat: Obstructed flow, Deficient flow, Excess flow, and Unbalanced flow.

● The 3 Yin Channels of the hand
○ Lung
○ Precardian
○ Heart

● The 3 Yang Channels of the hand
○ Large Intestine
○ Small Intestine
○ San Jiao

● The 3 Yin Channels of the foot
○ Spleen
○ Liver
○ Kidney

● The 3 Yang Channels of the foot
○ Stomach
○ Gall Bladder
○ Bladder