Spleen

Question 1

The Spleen Governs ________ & _________

Answer 1

The Spleen Governs TRANSFORMATION & TRANSPORTATION (T & T)

Question 2

The Spleen transforms food & drink to make ______

Answer 2

The Spleen transforms food & drink to make QI & BLOOD.

When the Spleen is _healthy_ - there is good digestion, appetite, & regular bowel movements

When there is Spleen _dysfunction_: poor appetite, indegestion, abdominal distention, loose stools

Question 3

The Spleen seperates the ________ from the __________

Answer 3

The Spleen seperates the usable from the unusable

• sooooooooooooooo that means:*
• -that is sends the pure to the lung*
• -hat it send the impure to the intestine*

-** when there is spleen dysunction **the fluids are not “T&T-ing”** sooooooooooo there will be **damp or phlegm, edema

Question 4

Spleen Qi ascends or descends???

Answer 4

Spleen Qi ascends

soooooooooo:

• Spleen Qi sends UP qi, food qi, & fluids to the lung
• Remember the spleen sends clear yang UP and the stomach sends down (descends) turbid yin
• the spleen’s upward thing keeps the internal organs in place; if there is deficiency you’ll see prolapse of uterus, ST KD UB Anus

Question 5

The Spleen controls the _____

Answer 5

The Spleen controls the blood

soooooo

• it holds blood in the vessels; sooo if there is deficiency there will be hemmorhages, varicose veins, bruises nose bleeds.
• makes blood - it makes it from esscence of food sooo if there is deficiency you see anemia

Question 6

The spleen controls the ________ & the four limbs

Answer 6

The spleen controls the MUSCLES & the four limbs

that means that:

SP nourishes tissues, muscles & four limbs with the GU QI it extracts from food

If there is SP deficiency there will be weak muscles