What are the five internal organs?

The five internal organs, including liver, heart, spleen, lung and kidney (five white viscera), mainly refer to some organs with rich internal tissues in the chest and abdomen, and their same function is to store essence. Essence refers to an indispensable nutrient that can nourish viscera and maintain life activities.

1, the liver governs the discharge: it means that the liver has the functions of relieving discharge and Shu Da, so as to keep the whole body qi flowing smoothly, dispersing without stagnation, and dispersing without depression.

2. The heart has the function of main pulse and dredging pulse, including main blood and main pulse. Blood will have blood. Pulse, that is, blood vessels, also known as meridians, is the house of blood and the channel through which blood runs. The heart is connected with blood vessels, forming a closed system and becoming the hub of blood circulation. The regular beating of the heart requires three conditions: heartbeat, sufficient blood and smooth pulse.

3. Spleen governs transport: transport, that is, transport, that is, digestion and absorption. Spleen governs transport, that is to say, spleen has the function of transforming Shui Gu into subtle substances, and transmitting the subtle substances to all organs and tissues of the whole body. In fact, the spleen is the function of digesting, absorbing and transporting nutrients. Include Shui Gu transportation and waterway transportation.

4. The lung governs the qi of the whole body, which means that the lung has the function of presiding over and regulating the qi of all organs of the whole body, that is, the lung participates in the generation of qi and regulates the movement of qi through breathing. Lung governs breathing. The lung is a place for gas exchange inside and outside the human body. The lung controls the breathing gas, which means that the lung inhales the clear gas in nature and exhales the turbid gas in the body through breathing movement, thus realizing the function of gas exchange inside and outside the body.

5. Kidney storing essence means that the kidney has the function of storing and sealing human essence. Physiological function of essence: essence in kidney can not only promote the growth, development and reproduction of the body, but also participate in the production of blood and improve the body's disease resistance.

Extended data:

In traditional Chinese medicine, different time represents different time of visceral activity.

When ugly, it corresponds to the liver meridian, when young, it corresponds to the gallbladder meridian, when young, it corresponds to the kidney meridian, when young, it corresponds to the heart meridian, when old, it corresponds to the spleen meridian and when old, it corresponds to the lung meridian. This is the time corresponding to the five internal organs of the human body. According to this correspondence, keeping in good health during the activities of zang-fu organs can achieve better results.