Some people say that the spleen and stomach are the source of energy for the human body, just like home appliances can't do anything without electricity. It is true that the spleen and stomach control the absorption and distribution of energy. If the spleen and stomach are not good, the internal organs will not work well. In the long run, the disease will come. From this point of view, how important it is to raise the acquired spleen and stomach "power plant"!
Below, we will introduce the spleen and stomach respectively.
The spleen is located in the middle jiao, above the abdominal cavity and below the diaphragm. The main physiological functions of the spleen include:
1. Spleen governs transport and transformation
One is the subtlety of Shui Gu. The dieter's stomach is digested and absorbed by the spleen after the stomach is decomposed, and its fine part is transported to the lungs through the meridians, and then transported to the whole body by the heart and lungs for the needs of various tissues and organs. The first is to transport water and liquid. Water enters the stomach and is transported to the whole body through the transport function of the spleen. If Shui Gu's subtle function of spleen transport is abnormal and the source of qi and blood is insufficient, muscle emaciation, limb weakness, abdominal distension, loose stool and even qi and blood weakness will easily occur. If the function of spleen transporting and transforming water is abnormal, it can lead to water retention, wet accumulation into drinking, phlegm or edema caused by wet accumulation.
2. Spleen governs ascending Qing.
Spleen governing ascending and clearing refers to spleen governing transport and transformation, which transports Shui Gu's subtle energy upward to the heart, lungs and head, nourishes the upper tissues and organs of the body, generates qi and blood through the action of heart and lung, and nourishes the whole body.
3. Spleen governs blood
The so-called spleen governing blood means that the spleen has the function of controlling (or controlling) blood to run in the pulse without overflowing the pulse. According to syndrome differentiation and treatment, "blood is unified in the spleen"; "Difficult?" "Spleen wrapped in blood" proposed in Forty-two Difficult Problems refers to this function. The essence of spleen controlling blood is the fixation of spleen on blood, and its essence comes from the transport and transformation function of spleen. The mechanism is that the spleen governs the transport and transformation, the spleen is the source of qi and blood biochemistry, and the spleen is good at transport and transformation, so it is normal for the body to be full of qi and blood, and the qi is solid in blood.
In addition, the spleen has a subsidiary function that can not be ignored. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that normal thinking has no adverse effect on the physiological activities of the body, but excessive thinking will hurt the spleen. Huangdi Neijing said: "Thinking leads to qi stagnation." Stagnation of spleen qi will lead to loss of appetite, abdominal distension and tightness in the hospital, which will affect the functions of transportation, clearing away profits, promoting qi circulation and promoting blood circulation, leading to dizziness, boredom, forgetfulness, weakness of hands and feet, etc.
The stomach is a hollow container composed of muscles, which connects the upper esophagus and the lower duodenum. Because the stomach plays an extremely important role in the process of food digestion, together with the spleen, it is called "the foundation of the day after tomorrow", so there is a saying that "all five zang-organs observe qi in the stomach", and the powerful stomach qi makes the five zang-organs function vigorously. Therefore, doctors in past dynasties regarded protecting stomach qi as an important principle of health preservation and treatment.
Stomach health is the function of human stomach health. Stomach qi should go down, down. If the stomach qi fails, it will affect sleep and lead to insomnia. This is called "stomach disharmony leads to anxiety".
Li Dongyuan, one of the four great medical scientists in Jin and Yuan Dynasties and a representative of "Tonifying the Earth School", also said: Spleen and stomach are the source of nourishing vitality, the hub of the rise and fall of essence, and internal injuries of spleen and stomach can cause all diseases. So be sure to raise your spleen and stomach.