The liver governs the drainage, the liver stores blood, the liver stores souls, the five elements belong to wood, the liver binds tendons in the body, the liver is in the claws, the liver is in the orifices for the purpose, the liver is in anger, the liver is in fluid for tears, and the liver is connected with spring gas.
Spleen governs transport and transformation, spleen stores ambition, and the five elements belong to the earth. Spleen combines meat with the body and governs limbs. Spleen is in the mouth, spleen is in the mind, spleen is in the saliva, and spleen is in the summer.
The lung governs depression, the lung hides the spirit, the five elements belong to gold, the lung is in harmony with the skin in the body, its flowers are in hair, the lung is in orifices such as nose, the throat is the portal of the lung, the lung is sucking like sorrow, the lung is in liquid such as tears, and the lung is connected with autumn air.
Kidney governs qi, kidney stores essence, and five elements belong to water. The kidney is in full bloom in the body. The kidney is the ear, the yin is in the orifices, the kidney is fearful, the kidney is the saliva, and the kidney is the winter qi.