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How to Link The TCM Fundamentals of the 3rd Yin Organ - The Spleen with The Integumentary System

I'm back to touch a little bit on digestion before starting the subject above.  Digestion starts right from the mouth where Saliva lubricates and dissolve some the crushed food by the action of the teeth.  Saliva is secreted from the Salivary glands as part of the exocrine glands of the Integumentary System.  So I can go on to the TCM Fundamentals without saying much, there is no permanent resident in the TCM Spleen.  However, there is still room for the TCM Spleen to accommodate the thinking power.  

This is How to Link The TCM Fundamentals of the 3rd Yin Organ - The  Spleen with The Integumentary System in its liquid state.






TCM FUNDAMENTALS



3rd Yin Organ - The Spleen 


Master of:  Transportation of Nutrients 

Once the baby left the mother's body, the TCM Spleen acquired the responsibility to transport and transform the biochemistry produce of Qi and nutrients to all parts of the body.


Grouping to 5 Elements:  Earth

TCM Spleen is grouped as Earth in the 5 Elements Theory more like in the centre between Metal with Fire and Wood with Water.   I have to write 2 blogs just to explain these 5 elements which are necessary later on.


Physiological Function:

1) The TCM Spleen is situated at:
2) The TCM Spleen transport these good nutrients from the digested food and 
3) Transform it into the blood to the brain for thinking activities to be carried out in the effect of 'rising' the Clear(good nutrients) in that sense.  It is due to this ability to raise and thus prevents organs in the lower abdomen from prolapsing.  I will discuss cervical prolapse in a later blog.
4) The TCM Spleen is to govern and hold the blood within its flow path and is related to the deficiency in The TCM Spleen Qi in area of massive menstrual bleeding or endless menstrual seeping for a period long enough to see a doctor or TCM practitioner, for example.  I will discuss more on the topic of gynaecology.
5) TCM Spleen also governs the fluid flow in the body in correlations with these organs to metabolise and prevent water retention in the tissue:
  • Upstream - Lung and Big Intestine-metabolise and reabsorb
  • Midstream - Spleen and Stomach-raise and produce
  • Downstream - Kidney and Bladder excrete turbid urine
I will further explain all these in the next few blogs.


Orifice:  The Mouth

Digestion starts right at the mouth where the secretion of saliva to dissolve the nutrients to be sent down to the digestion tract for the further break up into clear nutrients or turbidity.  The Spleen Meridian path in acupuncture dictates its flows to permeate the whole tongue as well as to disperse in the cavity under the tongue.  Am I going too fast? It's from here, the tongue sends the signal to the central nervous system to tell you whether is the food delicious or not? (taste discrimination)


Bodily Association:  The Muscle

This should be easy to understand as the TCM spleen raise the clear (good Nutrients) to nourish all parts of the body.  The physiological growth of the muscle is greatly influenced by the feeding of these clear nutrients from the spleen.  I will discuss the muscle atrophy about libido in clinical studies later on.  


State of Condition:  Manifest in the Lips

Generally, in TCM Context, the condition of the Spleen is observed on the Lips as follows:

Emotional Classification:  Thoughts

The TCM Spleen is in charge of thoughts because of its TCM nature to uplift the clear nutrient to reach all parts of the body so that the thoughts and thinking power is clear and unblock.  Imagine if the brain can get all the necessary good nutrients, neurons would be better off as well as the thoughts would be unblocked further and clear in that perception.  Likewise, stress or worry can cause a deficiency in the TCM Spleen over thoughts.  Again, I'll discuss more in my later blogs on this topic.


Liquidity State:  The Saliva

The TCM Spleen has become the Saliva in the Liquidity State with 

Functions to: 


Correlation Match:  Stomach

The Stomach digest and produce clear nutrients for the TCM Spleen to raise them to all parts of the body.  I will discuss more in my blogs later on.



***Reference:

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Best of all, 


Xiong



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