Fu Organs

Question 1

What are the functions of Fu (yang) organs?

Answer 1

Yang organs do not store but are constantly filled and emptied. They deal with impure substances such as food, urine & stools.

Question 2

What is San Jiao?

Answer 2

Includes the upper, middle and lower burner.
It mobilise’s Yuan Qi, controls the transportation and penetration of qi.
Controls water passes and excretion of fluids.

Question 3

How does San Jiao mobilise Yuan Qi?

Answer 3

The triple burner allows Yuan Qi to carry out its functions.

Yuan Qi emerges from the SJ to the organs then SJ allows Yuan Qi to differentiate and into the channels.

Question 4

What does each burner do?

Answer 4

Upper: Diffusion of fluids, diaphragm upwards
Middle: Transformation & transportation of fluids,
Lower: Excretion of fluids, below umbilicus

Question 5

How does the SJ support Qi Mechanisms?

Answer 5

Supports the flow of Qi in all 4 qi mechanisms.

Ensures free flow and free passage

Question 6

Why is the Upper burner like a mist?

Answer 6

Distribution of fluids all over the body in the space between skin and muscles by the lungs in the form of fine vapour

Question 7

Why is the middle burner like a maceration chamber?

Answer 7

Digestion and transportation of food and drink. Aids in digestion.

Question 8

Why is the lower burner like a ditch?

Answer 8

Separation of essences into clean and dirty. LB directs the separation.

Question 9

What is the SJ paired with in terms if Yin and Yang?

Answer 9

Pericardium

Question 10

What is SJ paired with in terms of the 6 divisions?

Answer 10

Gall Bladder. (wood phase)

Question 11

What is the function of the Gall bladder?

Answer 11

ShaoYang Fire
Stores and excretes bile
Controls decisiveness
Controls the sinews

Question 12

How does the GB control the sinews?

Answer 12

Gall bladder provides qi to the sinews to ensure their proper movement and agility. Works with the liver to do this.

Question 13

How does the GB relate to decisiveness?

Answer 13

Controls the capacity to make decisions and will help the other organs to do so.

Question 14

How does the SJ govern water and why does it need to be clear?

Answer 14

Needs to be clear and unobstructed to govern the movement of water in the form of bodily fluids.

Question 15

How does the GB store and excrete bile?

Answer 15

Receives bile from the liver and secretes during digestion.

Question 16

What are the functions of the stomach?

Answer 16

Controls receiving
Controls rotting and ripening of food
Controls the transportation of food essences 
Controls the descending of qi 
Origin of fluids 
Controls the 4 limbs

Question 17

How does the stomach control the rotting and ripening of food?

Answer 17

Because it breaks things down to be transformed by the spleen.
The stomach is the origin of qi and blood as food qi is extracted from the stomach which is later transformed into blood in the heart.

Question 18

What ZangFu is the stomach paired with?

Answer 18

Spleen.

Question 19

How does the stomach control the transportation of food essences?

Answer 19

Because food is first digested by the stomach where qi is extracted and transformed by the spleen. The stomach transport food essence to all of the organs. Stomach influences the pulse.

Question 20

How does the stomach control descending qi?

Answer 20

Because the stomach sends transformed food down to the small intestine.

Question 21

Why is the stomach the origin of fluids?

Answer 21

Because the stomach processes food and drink where fluids are formed. The stomach is the gate to the kidneys.

Question 22

What is the stomach’s relationship with the spleen?

Answer 22

They work together to transform and transport food essence.

Question 23

What mental aspects are associated with the stomach?

Answer 23

If there is stomach fire this will agitate the mind.

Wanting to be alone, talking or singing.

Question 24

What are the functions of the small intestine?

Answer 24

Controls receiving and transforming

Separates fluids

Question 25

How does the small intestine control receiving and transforming?

Answer 25

Because it receives food and drink from the stomach in order to separate “clean” from “dirty”
The dirty part is received by the large intestine and the b bladder.

Question 26

How and why does the small intestine separate fluid?

Answer 26

Small intestine receives dirty fluid from the stomach and separates into clean and dirty.
Clean travels to the bladder as urine, dirty travels to the large intestine as dirty.
Action of separating fluids is controlled by kidney-yang.

Question 27

What ZangFu organ is the small intestine paired with?

Answer 27

The heart

Question 28

What are the functions of the large intestine?

Answer 28

Controls passage and conduction

Transforms stools and reabsorbs fluid

Question 29

How does the large intestine control passage and conduction?

Answer 29

The large intestine receives digested food from the small intestine where it is transformed into stools. It ensures that stools are moved along and conducted.

Question 30

How does the large intestine transform stools and reabsorb fluid?

Answer 30

Large intestine transforms digested food into stools.

In the process of forming stools the large intestine reabsorbs some of the fluid.

Question 31

What are the mental aspects of the large intestine?

Answer 31

Capacity for letting go.

Question 32

What is the large intestine’s relationship with the Lungs?

Answer 32

Yin and Yang balance.

Lungs control the skin therefore the large intestine will also effect the skin.

Question 33

What are the functions of the bladder?

Answer 33

Removes water via qi transformation.

Urination.

Question 34

How does the bladder remove water by qi transformation?

Answer 34

Qi transformation into urine in the bladder is provided by the heat of kidney yang.

Question 35

What is the bladder’s relationship with the kidneys?

Answer 35

Kidney yang provides the heat for transformation of fluid into urine.