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| Lung [Yin] Metal Time of Day 03:00-05:00 am (peak activity) Directly related to respiration. Indirectly to the heart & circulation. Governs Qi & respiration, extracting pure Qi from the- environment & excreting dirty Qi. Forms Qi in the chest along with stomach and spleen, this is the basis of Defensive & nutritive Qi, which the lung distributes Qi through out the body. Controls channels and blood vessels Disperses and descends Qi and body fluids Regulates water passages Controls skin & hair and opens into the nose Houses the corporeal Soul. |
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Large Intestines [Yang] Metal Time of Day 05:00-07:00 am Receives food and drink from Small intestine and absorbs remaining clean fluids and excretes the dirty portion of food as faeces. |
| Stomach [Yang] Earth Time of Day 07:00-09:00 am Churns and digests food for spleen to separate Controls transport of food essences to muscles and limbs Controls descending action of Qi to Small intestine. |
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Spleen [Yin] Earth Time of Day 09:00-11:00 am Transforms nourishment from food to create Qi and Blood Transports Food, fluids and Qi through out the body Controls blood (in the blood vessels), muscles and Four limbs (arms & Legs) Opens into mouth and lips Controls rising action of Qi, food Qi to chest Houses thought |
| Heart [Yin] Fire Time of Day 11:00-13:00 Governs Blood Transforms Food Qi into Blood Controls Blood vessels Manifests in complexion and opens into the tongue Controls Sweat. Anchors Mind. Heart - our relationship to self. |
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Small intestine [Yang] (Fire, clarity) Time of Day 13:00-15:00 Separates the Pure food & fluids from the impure foods Pure is taken in by the spleen Impure goes to large intestine & Bladder Discriminates and brings clarity. |
| Bladder [Yang] Water Time of Day 15:00-17:00 Stores fluid and transforms fluid under the action of Qi supplied by kidney Yang Receives impure fluids from Small intestines |
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Kidney [Yin] Water Time of Day 17:00-19:00 Stores the Essence Root of YIN & YANG Governs growth, development & reproduction Produces the Marrow (Brain, Bone, nerves, spinal cord) Governs water Controls reception of Qi and grasps & anchors the Qi inhaled from the lungs Opens into the ears and manifests on the hair Kidney Yang Heats kidney Yin & Essence which vaporizes as a mist of kidney Qi up to the lungs for dispersal. |
| Heart Protector [Yin] Fire Time of Day 19:00-21:00 Closely related to heart, forms a protective layer / covering around the heart and other organs to guard them from attack (by climatic environment [ heat, cold], or emotions [hatred, etc.]), so shielding the mind contained in the heart from danger Aids the heart in governing the blood and housing the mind Heart Protector - our relationship to others. |
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Triple Heater [Yang] Fire Time of Day 21:00-23:00 No Precise physical form / organ Composes of 3 heaters Upper [thorax] maintains a fine mist / vapour around lungs and heart Mid [Upper Abdomen] maintains a flowing warmth for transport & digestion of nutrients in the stomach / spleen / liver Lower [ abdomen] maintains control of the drainage of fluids in bladder & kidneys. Controls water passages Helps to warm organs Sustains heart and brain functions Helps to strengthen defensive Qi for protection i.e. from cold environment. |
| Gall-Bladder [Yang] Wood Time of Day 23:00-01:00 am Storage & excretion of Bile which aids digestion, bile is produced by the Liver If Gall-bladder has imbalance then the liver is effected. Controls courage. |
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Liver [Yin] Wood Time of Day 01:00-03:00 am Smooths the flow of Qi for physiological and emotional harmony Stores the Blood Controls muscles, tendons & ligaments Manifests in the nails and opens into the eyes Controls planning ability. |