The
Liver
The "Simple
Questions" says in chapter 8 that "The Liver is like
an army's general from whom the strategy is derived".
Functions
-
Stores Blood.
- Ensures the smooth flow of Qi.
- Controls the sinews.
- Manifests in the nails.
- Opens into the eyes.
- Houses the Ethereal Soul.
Liver
Pathologies
| |
XU |
BOTH XU and SHI
FEATURES
|
SHI |
| HEAT |
LIV YIN XU |
LIV YIN XU WITH LIV YANG RISING |
LIV FIRE FLARING UP
DAMP-HEAT IN LIV/GB
EXTREME HEAT GENERATES WIND
LIV YANG TRANSFORMS INTO WIND |
| NEITHER HEAT NOR
COLD |
LIV BLOOD XU |
LIV BLOOD XU GENERATES WIND |
LIV QI STAGNATION |
| COLD |
|
|
COLD STAGNATION IN THE LIV CHANNEL |
Pathology
Flowchart
Click on the following
image for a flowchart of Liver Pathologies.
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