Spleen Physio Flashcards
1
Q
What does spleen govern?
A
Transformation and transportation
2
Q
What does spleen control?
A
Blood - in vessels
Taste - appetite in mouth, motion of lips = food and water intake
3
Q
Where does spleen open?
A
Mouth and lips
4
Q
What does spleen dominate?
A
Muscles and limbs
5
Q
Spleen is the ____ of the _____
A
Mother
5 Zang organs
6
Q
External pathological factors for Spleen?
A
Damp, cold, heat
7
Q
What deficiencies pattern can be associated with spleen?
A
Qi, ST yin, yang (+/- ki)
No blood, usu heart or liver
8
Q
What excess patterns can be associated with spleen? (5)
A
Cold - damp accumulation Damp - heat accumulation Stomach heat Liver Qi stagnation Stomach food retention
9
Q
What direction do earth organs flow?
A
Stomach downwards
Spleen upwards
