Liver Physio

Question 1

What does liver store?

Answer 1

Blood

Question 2

What does liver maintain

Answer 2

Smooth flow of Qi and blood

Blood - stamina

Question 3

What does liver control

Answer 3

Sinews

Tendons

Question 4

Where does liver open

Answer 4

Eyes

Therefore controls tears

Question 5

What direction does liver flow

Answer 5

Upward and outward

Question 6

Where on body does liver manifest

Answer 6

Nails, tendons, ears (gallbladder meridian)

Nails - blood goes here last therefore first to be affected by liv blood def

Question 7

What are deficiencies associated with the liver? (3)

Answer 7

Liver blood deficiency
Liver yin deficiency
Liver blood/yin defn + internal wind

Question 8

What xs patterns are associated with liver (4)

Answer 8

Liver qi stagnation - stag can turn into heat
Liver heat = fire blazing upwards/liver yang rising
Damp heat
Extremely heat generating liver wind

Question 9

What part of tongue represents liver?

Answer 9

Sides of tongue