Basic Theory of Chinese Medicine – Heart and Small Intestine

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The heart is located below the pulmonary duct, above the diaphragm, and connected to the vasculature, which is the power and hub of blood circulation throughout the body. The regular beating of the heart pushes the blood to run in the vasculature of the body, and the vasculature also beats to produce a “pulse”, which is one of the means of diagnosing diseases by “pulse diagnosis” to understand whether the blood and qi run normally.

In Chinese medicine, the five organs correspond to the five elements. The five elements of the heart are fire, the sun in yang, which corresponds to the summer qi of the four seasons. The physiological functions of the heart are summarized in one sentence: the main blood vessels, hiding the spirit, its Hua in the face, and opening the tongue. The following will explain the meaning of each of them.

The heart is the main blood chakra

Blood is blood, the pulse is the vasculature, the heart and the vasculature are connected, and the blood forms the human blood circulation system, the heart keeps beating, to promote the blood in the vasculature to run the whole body to provide power, play the role of blood nutrition, nourishment. Therefore, the normal operation of blood is related to three factors: the heart is full of qi, the blood is full of blood and the blood vessels are smooth. If any one of these factors is abnormal, the heart is in a sick state.

Heart Qi not abundant is Heart Qi deficiency, mainly manifested as: shortness of breath, weakness, pallor or yellowish complexion, pale tongue, palpitations and palpitations, and weak pulse.

Insufficiency of Blood is Heart-Blood deficiency, mainly manifested by: pale or yellowish complexion, pale tongue, weak pulse, palpitations and palpitations.

If the blood vessels are blocked, the heart and blood are stagnant and obstructed, mainly manifested by a pale or yellowish complexion, a pale tongue, a weak pulse, and a palpitating and throbbing heart.

The Heart is the master of the mind.

Heart Tibetan God is mainly reflected in the heart on the body’s internal organs, meridians, physical activities of the body and the regulation of the physiological activities of the host’s spirit, consciousness, thinking activities. The function of the heart Tibetan God is normal, then the organs function normally, the spirit of lucidity; the function of the heart Tibetan God is not normal, then the function of the organs are disordered, the spirit of abnormal palpitation, forgetfulness, insomnia, epilepsy and other symptoms. It is also because the heart can manage the physiological activities of other organs, so Chinese medicine that the heart is the sovereign of the official, for the five organs of the Lord, the master of life.

It is the master of the five and six internal organs and the master of life.

Hua means glorious external manifestation of the five organs, referring to whether they function properly in the body. If the heart qi is sufficient, the face is red (red is color, run is God, one is indispensable); if the heart qi is deficient, the face is withered and unharmed.

Opening the tongue

The physiological state of the heart can be reflected on the tongue, which is basically the same color as the face, and is more sensitive than the face because the tongue is not covered with skin. When the heart is full, the tongue is red, flexible and fluent in movement and taste; when the heart is deficient, the opposite is true.

These are the main physiological functions of the heart.

Small Intestine

The small intestine and the heart phase of the table, the five elements are fire and yang, located in the abdomen, the upper and stomach connected, the lower and large intestine. The small intestine is the main fluid, the main function is to receive the Sheng chemical and clear and turbid.

The function of the stomach is to accept the decay, the small intestine is subject to the Sheng chemical, are digestive organs, the role of the stomach is preliminary digestion, the small intestine is to accept the stomach digested water and valley, stay for a period of time to be used for polide and secretion of turbidity, the nutritious part of the body into the essence of the dregs of no nutrition lost to the large intestine and bladder into two stools excluded from the body, because the small intestine to the water to send the bladder after don’t turbid, so the small intestine main liquid.

From its function, we can deduce that the physiological function of the small intestine is normal, digestion and stool is also normal; if dysfunctional, can not turn into material will appear vomiting, abdominal distension and other symptoms; don’t don’t get turbid, the two stools will not be divided, appear loose stool diarrhea, urine and other symptoms. Because the spleen and the stomach are the main transport and drainage, the main functions of the small intestine have been included, so symptoms of digestion and absorption of the small intestine will generally be treated from the spleen and stomach.

The most common symptoms of the small intestine appearing is the Small Intestine Solid Heat, which is mostly caused by the downward movement of Heart-Heat, with the following common symptoms: anxiety and thirst, sores on the mouth and tongue, red tongue and yellow moss, pulse count, red and astringent urine, burning pain in the urethra and even blood in the urine. The first of these is the Heart Fire symptom, and the second urine symptom is caused by the main fluid of the small intestine. The same urinary symptoms are also bladder damp heat, the difference is to see if there is heart fire symptoms.

These are the main heart and small intestine, followed by the lungs and large intestine of the five organ system.