The Spleen Governs ________ & _________
The Spleen Governs TRANSFORMATION & TRANSPORTATION (T & T)
The Spleen transforms food & drink to make ______
The Spleen transforms food & drink to make QI & BLOOD.
When the Spleen is _healthy_ - there is good digestion, appetite, & regular bowel movements
When there is Spleen _dysfunction_: poor appetite, indegestion, abdominal distention, loose stools
The Spleen seperates the ________ from the __________
The Spleen seperates the usable from the unusable
- sooooooooooooooo that means:*
- -that is sends the pure to the lung*
- -hat it send the impure to the intestine*
-** when there is spleen dysunction **the fluids are not “T&T-ing”** sooooooooooo there will be **damp or phlegm, edema
Spleen Qi ascends or descends???
Spleen Qi ascends
soooooooooo:
- Spleen Qi sends UP qi, food qi, & fluids to the lung
- Remember the spleen sends clear yang UP and the stomach sends down (descends) turbid yin
- the spleen’s upward thing keeps the internal organs in place; if there is deficiency you’ll see prolapse of uterus, ST KD UB Anus
The Spleen controls the _____
The Spleen controls the blood
soooooo
- it holds blood in the vessels; sooo if there is deficiency there will be hemmorhages, varicose veins, bruises nose bleeds.
- makes blood - it makes it from esscence of food sooo if there is deficiency you see anemia
The spleen controls the ________ & the four limbs
The spleen controls the MUSCLES & the four limbs
that means that:
SP nourishes tissues, muscles & four limbs with the GU QI it extracts from food
If there is SP deficiency there will be weak muscles
