INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANS
Heart and Kidneys
The mutual support of the Fire and Water elements: The Heart and Kidney meridians must be balanced because they represent the two fundamental poles of Yang and Yin, Fire and Water. Heart Yang descends to warm Kidney Yin, and Kidney Yin ascends to nourish Heart Yang. If Kidney Yang is empty, the Kidneys are unable to transform the fluids that overflow upward (the Water that insults the Heart). If Kidney Yin is empty, it cannot rise to nourish Heart Yin, and there is hyperactivity and Heart Fire with mental restlessness, insomnia, night sweats, and a red, cracked tongue (a relationship that respects the cosmological sequence!).
The common root of Shen and Jing: Jing is the fundamental substance from which Shen is derived, representing its external manifestation. The Jing of the Former Heaven is the foundation of the Shen, the Jing of the Later Heaven provides nourishment to the Shen.
Liver and Kidneys
Mutual exchange between Blood and Jing: The Liver Blood meridian nourishes and replenishes the Kidney Jing meridian, which in turn contributes to the formation of Blood.
Kidney Yin nourishes Liver Yin.
An empty Kidney Jing can cause blood emptiness with dizziness, blurred vision, and tinnitus.
A deficiency in Liver Yin leads to hyperactivity and a loss of Liver Yang, causing blurred vision, tinnitus, irritability, headaches, and dizziness.
A deficiency in Liver Blood can cause Kidney Jing to weaken and lack adequate nutrition, resulting in tinnitus, deafness, and nocturnal emissions.
Spleen and Kidneys
Mutual nourishment relationship: The Spleen meridian is the root of the Qi of the posterior heaven, and the Kidney meridian is the root of the Qi of the anterior heaven. Later Heaven Qi constantly reinforces Early Heaven Qi through food Qi, and Early Heaven Qi provides the warmth necessary for digestion and transformation (Ming Men Fire).
If the Spleen Qi is depleted, not enough Qi is produced to supply the kidneys, and one may experience weakness, loss of appetite, tinnitus, dizziness, and lumbago.
If Kidney Yang is depleted, Ming Men Fire does not warm the Spleen and compromises its transport function, causing diarrhea and chills. (The Fire that does not produce Earth).
Lungs and Kidneys
The relationship between the Kidney and Lung meridians can be analyzed as follows:
Regarding Qi: The lungs send Qi to the kidneys, which retain it.
This relationship is reflected in the relationship between Zong Qi, which must flow downward to be nourished by Yuan Qi, which instead flows upward to aid in the production of Qi and Blood. If the Kidneys are weak, their function of collecting Qi is compromised; they are unable to retain Qi in the lower part of the body, which can flow back to the chest, hindering the descent of Qi from the Lungs. This can lead to dyspnea (especially during inhalation), coughing, and asthma.
Regarding fluids: The Kidneys evaporate some fluids to moisten the Lungs. If the Lung Qi is depleted, it cannot send fluids to the kidneys, resulting in incontinence or urinary retention.
If Kidney Yang is depleted, it is unable to transform and expel excess fluids, which stagnate in the Lower Burner, causing edema. Kidney Yin deficiency can cause fluids from the Lower Burner to empty and not reach the Lungs to moisten them, causing Lung Yin deficiency with a dry throat at night, a dry cough, night sweats, and heat in the palms and soles of the feet.
Kidneys and Urinary Bladder
The bladder produces and stores urine and evacuates it during urination. The transformation of fluid into urine and its expulsion (urination) occurs under the action of Kidney Qi.
Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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KIDNEYS
Called the Root of the Qi of the Anterior Heaven because it accumulates the Jing partially inherited from the parents at the moment of conception.
As all organs have a Yin and a Yang aspect, they are the basis of the Yin and Yang of all other organs.
Kidney Yin is the basis of the Yin energies of the body, especially those of:
Liver
Heart
Lungs
Kidney Yang is the basis of the Yang energies of:
Spleen
Lung
Heart
Kidney Yin is the essential substance for birth, growth, and reproduction, and Kidney Yang represents the driving force of these processes. Kidney Yin forms the material substrate for Kidney Yang, which provides the heat necessary for all its functions. The emptiness of one necessarily implies the emptiness of the other.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine:
In addition to prenatal Jing, there is another type of Jing, but postnatal , which is a type of energy reserve that is more commonly used and easier to consume in daily life. It is extracted from the food, water, and air we ingest, and is managed by the stomach and spleen to avoid extracting it from the ancestral Jing. In fact, when we eat, some of the substances are metabolized by the stomach and spleen and used to keep us alive. The excess reserve is collected by the kidneys and stored in the extraordinary channels (Ren Mai, Du Mai, and Chong Mai) in the form of yuan qi to be used in times of greatest need, without affecting the original kidney Jing.