Zang fu Chapter 8 Pi (Spleen脾) and Wei (Stomach胃)-1

Zang fu

the Organ Systems of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Functions, Interrelationships and Patterns of Disharmony in Theory and Practice

Author :Jeremy Ross

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Chapter 8 Pi (Spleen脾) and Wei (Stomach胃)-1

Pi

Functions

1. Rules Transformation and Transportation
2. Rules the Muscles and the Limbs
3. Governs Xue
4. Holds up the Organs
5. Opens into the Mouth; Manifests in the Lips

Fluids, Damp and Phlegm

Patterns of Disharmony

1. Deficient Pi Qi
2. Deficient Pi Yang