Functions of Heart.

 Heart:-

Related organ- Small Intestine 

Number of points - 9

Polarity: Yin

Element- Fire

Emotions- Joy

Dislike- Heat

Functions:-

1. Governs the blood and blood vessels. When the heart Qi is Vigorous, the blood will circulate normally in the blood vessels.

2. Heart manifests on the face. 

3. Controls the mind.

4. Opens into the tongue. Tongue is connected to Heart meridian internally and due to this connection Heart dominates the sense of taste and speech. 

When the function of Heart is normal then the tongue will be rosy, moist and lustrous and the sense of taste will be normal.

Disorder of Heart will reflect on the tongue.

Example:- Heart blood deficiency- pale tongue. 

Heart fire- Red tongue tip, ulcers on tongue.

Stagnation of blood- Dark, purplish tongue body. Purplish spot on the tongue. 

5. Heart controls the sweat.

6. If heart is weak then it will cause inability to fall sleep, disturbed sleep or excessive dreams. 

Commonly used Acupoints on Heart channel :-

H1:- Excessive sweating, local pain, shoulder pain, Palpitation. 

H3:- He sea point, so it affects the organ directly. Calm the shen, Transform phlegm, helps to clear heat, Golfer's elbow, numbness of upper limbs.

H5:- (Luo- connecting point) stammering, Aphasia,  hoarseness of voice.

H6: (Xi cleft point) It is used in acute condition, hot flashes, night sweating, Palpitations, severe depression. 

H7: it will treat deficiency as well as excess, heart blood deficiency, calm shen. 

H8: Clears heart fire.

H9: Jing well point, revive consciousness. 

Function of Spleen.

 Spleen:

Related organ- Stomach 

Element - Earth

Emotions- Worry, pensiveness , overthinking. 

Dislike- Damp

Functions of Spleen:-

1. Transformation and transportation :- Spleen extract the useful nutrients and Qi from the food and transport it in the  whole body. It also controls the transformation and transportation of fluids, the Spleen separates the pure and impure fluids. The pure fluids goes to the lungs for the distribution to the skin and the impure fluid goes to the Intestines and Kidney for further refinement.

If the transformation and transport function impaired then fluids will accumulate  and causing Edema.

2. Spleen controls blood. Its plays essential role in formation of blood. It also helps to keep the blood in the blood vessels. 

3. It controls the muscles and four limbs.

4. Spleen is also responsible for the taste. If the Spleen Qi is normal then the sense of taste will be good and lips will be moist.

5. Spleen manifests on the lips. 

6. Protect the organs from prolapse.

Function of Liver

LIVER

 

Related organ- Gallbladder 

Element- wood

Emotions- Anger, irritability 

Functions:-

1. Maintains the free smooth flow of Qi in our body. If Qi is stagnant it can cause depression, sadness and oppression of the chest. If Qi is hyperactive it will cause restlessness, insomnia, dizziness, vertigo and headache. 

2. Liver assist the smooth flow of stomach and Spleen Qi.

3. It stores the blood.

4. It regulates the volume of blood in circulation. The blood regulation function influences the energy level in our body.

5. Liver function influences the energy of Ren mai and Chong mai meridian. 

6. It nourishes the tendons, ligaments and sinews. 

7. Liver blood nourishes the nails. If Liver blood is deficient there will be withered or deformed nails.

8. It the main organ that affects the eye and vision. Free movement of blood from liver nourishes and moisten the eye.

If the Liver blood is deficient then the vision will be  Blurred and eyes will be dry.

9. Controls the growth. 

10. Liver gives capacity to plan and ability to make decisions. 

Liver Qi Stagnation

 Symptoms of liver Qi Stagnation:-

1. Stressed 

2. Frustrated 

3. Very irritable 

4. Tension headache 

5. Tight shoulders 

6. Bloating

7. Constipation 

8. Unfinished feeling after bowel movements. 

9. Women may experience PMS with more bloating, waist tenderness and very moody.

10. Cold hands.

AcuPoints can be used:-

Liv3

Li4

Gb34

Uses of Acupoint LI 11 and St36 in Combination with other points.

LI 11:-

It clears heat from any part of body. 

Combination of LI 11 with other Acupoint to clear fire from diffrent organ:-

Liver fire-LI11+ liv2.

Heart fire- LI11+ H8.                          

Stomach fire-LI11+St44.

Kidney def. Fire- LI11 + K2

Lung heat- LI11+ LU10.

St36:-

This point can be used as in Excess as well as in deficient condition.

This point regulate the middle jiao of body. Its also a great tonifier point. 

It hepls to build Qi and blood in middle jiao.

Combination of st36 with other points:-

Abdomen pain- St36+ Ren12.

Epigastrium pain- St36+ Ren12+Pc6 .

Tonify middle jiao- St36+ sp3.

Build immunity - St36 + Li10.

Prevent wind stroke- St36 + Gb39.

Strenghth wei Qi- St36 + Ub12.

( Wei Qi is the superficial defence energy of our body).