The five internal organs are the internal organs of the human body. The so-called five internal organs, that is, heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney, in the meridian theory, pericardium is also called one organ, which is combined into six organs. Zangxiang theory is used to attaching pericardium to the heart, so it is generally called five internal organs. Those with five internal organs are full of essence but not full. The so-called six fu organs are gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder and triple energizer. Six dirty people, pass on chemicals without hiding them, so they can't be full.
The theory of five elements is a philosophical thought created by the ancients, which takes the five elements of daily life, such as gold, wood, water, fire and earth, as the basis for the changes of all things in the universe and various natural phenomena. The theory of five elements has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic Lingshu Twenty-five Men of Yin and Yang divides the human system into five types: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. There is a simple way to distinguish the understanding of water, fire and soil in Jin Mu: everything that has the function or nature of being born, rising and sliding belongs to wood; Everything with warmth, rising effect or nature belongs to fire; Everything that has the functions of bearing, biochemistry and acceptance belongs to soil; Everything that has cleanliness, depression and astringency belongs to gold; Everything that is cold, wet and flowing downwards belongs to water.
China ancient medicine combined the five elements, and corresponding the heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney to the fire, wood, soil, gold and water in the five elements respectively, forming the common theories of heart fire, liver wood, spleen soil, lung gold and kidney water in daily life, thus establishing the mutual influence among the five organs according to the mutual relationship of the five elements (see figure 1-2). The so-called mutual growth means that one line can promote and push another line; On the contrary, one line can promote and push another line.
The five zang-organs generation article in the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic Su Wen wrote that the five zang-organs perform their respective duties and influence each other: "The pulse of the heart is also prosperous, and its main kidney is also; The combination of lung and skin is also glorious, and its main heart is also; The combination of liver and tendon, its brilliant claws, and its main lung; The combination of spleen and meat, its lips, its main liver; The combination of kidney and bone is also glorious, and its main spleen is also. " Translated into vernacular Chinese, it is: the heart corresponds to the pulse, and its glory is manifested in the complexion, and kidney water can restrict the heart fire; The lung corresponds to the skin, and its brilliance is manifested in the hair, and the heart fire restricts the lung gold; The liver corresponds to the tendon, which is brilliant in claw nails and lung gold restricting the liver wood; Spleen corresponds to muscle, and its glory is manifested in lips and liver wood restricting spleen soil; Kidney corresponds to bone, and its glory is manifested in the restriction of kidney water by hair and spleen.
At the same time, the five elements start from observing natural phenomena and combine the characteristics of each season, and spring is suitable for nourishing the liver; The main fire in summer needs to protect the heart; Long summer is the main soil; Autumn governs gold and should nourish the lungs; Winter governs water and gathers kidney. This is the reason why Chinese medicine advocates four seasons health preservation and harmony between man and nature.
There is a close relationship between the five internal organs and the six internal organs, which influence each other. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the relationship between zang-fu organs and corresponding zang-fu organs is summarized as exterior-interior relationship. Simply put, heart and small intestine, lung and large intestine, kidney and bladder, liver and gallbladder, spleen and stomach.
In addition, the five internal organs also correspond to five flavors, five colors, five facial features, five bodies, five flowers, five aspirations and five qi. See table 1 for details.
Above, the five internal organs are briefly explained in theory, and the specific content will be elaborated in the later part.