Chapter 28 Warm link: Yin soil and disease

The yin-earth character harms the spleen and stomach, which can lead to many diseases. The spleen mentioned in Chinese medicine is different from the spleen organ in Western medicine. The spleen is regarded as an organ in Western medicine and can even be removed, but in the theory of Chinese medicine, it represents the entire digestive system. The "Huangdi Neijing" says that the spleen belongs to the earth, flourishes in the four seasons, mainly transports and transforms water and grain, and corresponds to the muscles of the body. Diseases of the spleen system mainly include: (1) The spleen and the stomach are exterior and interior. The spleen is the viscera and the stomach is the internal organs.Once the spleen-soil movement is out of balance, water and grains cannot be digested well in the stomach, so diseases of the spleen system are mainly in the spleen, stomach and digestive system, such as bloating, gastritis, hiccups, gastric ulcer, gastric cancer, gastric mucosal shedding, duodenal Intestinal ulcer, etc.

(2) The spleen is the source of Qi and blood biochemistry. Once the spleen-soil movement and transformation are out of balance and the spleen does not control the blood, it will cause endogenous water-dampness and phlegm, so many dampness syndromes and swelling related to dampness will appear.As the "Nei Jing" said, "All dampness and swelling all belong to the spleen." (3) Persistent loose stool is the most common sub-health state of the spleen system. (4) The spleen governs the flesh, and the spleen system corresponds to two sub-health states.One is that the body is lean and thin, and the muscles are not abundant, and the meat cannot be gained by eating alone; the other is that the whole body is puffy and the muscles are loose.The former is more common in adolescence, and the latter is more common in middle-aged people.Some people were thin and yellow when they were young, and when they passed forty, they got fat again, and they were so fat that even old friends didn't know him.Was it his health improving?No, this is the same spleen deficiency as always.

All the above symptoms or diseases are caused by the Yin-earth character, which makes people suspicious, liars, dishonest, and likes to complain about others.