Four Functions of Blood

Four Functions of Blood

Nourish, moisten, house the spirit and mother of qi

Nourish, moisten, house the spirit and mother of qi.

This is the function of blood

Nourish, moisten, house the spirit and mother of qi.

This is the function of blood

Nourish, moisten, house the spirit and mother of qi.

Blood Stasis - Causes

Blood Stasis – Causes

I got knocked down, then blood stasis appeared

I bleed, then blood stasis appeared

My qi was stuck, then blood stasis appeared

My qi was deficient, then blood stasis appeared

Blood cold (can’t move), then blood stasis appeared

Blood heat (my liver’s hot!), then blood stasis appeared

Then blood stasis appeared

SIS Blood Deficiency

SIS Blood Deficiency

Blood deficient, that’s me.

Dizziness, blurry vision

Palpitations, 1-2-3

Pale complexion, tongue, lips, nails

Hypertonicity, stiffness, tension, spasms

Dry skin, dry brittle nails,

Wo is me, can’t you see

I have blood deficiency

Brain - Connecting Channels

Brain

Oh the brain connects with the liver

And urinary bladder

Primary channels

And the kidney divergent

Makes the world more convergent

In the middle of my brain. 

Spine - Connecting Channels

Spine

Down in the spine (down in the spine)

Are all the kidney channels

The primary channels (the primary channels)

Kidney and spine (kidney and spine)

Urethra & Vagina - Connecting Channels

Urethra & Vagina

The urethra and vagina’s where ALL liver channels meet

All liver channels meet, all liver channels meet

The urethra and vagina also has a divergent

That come from the gallbladder. 

Ho Yin - Connecting Channels

Ho Yin – Anus

Hey, Ho yin anus

Kidney prime and bladder divergent

Hey, Ho yin anus

Kidney prime and bladder divergent

Throat - Connecting Channels

Throat

Oh, the throat had five primary

The throat had five primary

The throat had five primary channels to remember

Stomach, heart, liver, lungs, large intestines

With four divergent channels

Stomach, spleen, lung, large intestines

Stomach, spleen, lung, large intestines

And the stomach luo point. 

Teeth & Gums - Connecting Channels

Teeth & Gums

The teeth and gums had two primary channels running through them.

Stomach, large intestines,

Stomach, large intestines

Stomach, large intestines

And large intestines luo connecting point.

Mouth - Connecting Channels

The Mouth

This little mouth of mine, connects with the stomach

This little mouth of mine, connects with the stomach.

Through the primary and divergent channels

And the gallbladder divergent channel too. 

Lips - Connecting Channels

Lips

Hush little lips, now listen to me.

Primary channel there are three

Large intestines, stomach and liver

The lips are easy, we don’t need to quiver

Tongue - Connecting Channels

Tongue

The tongue has the same, the tongue has the same

Primary and divergent channels with only two to name.

The spleen and kidney, the spleen and kidney

But wait one Luo point blossoming in the heart. 

Nose - Connecting Channels

Nose

The nose has three primary channels.

Large intestines, stomach and liver

With the stomach divergent channel

The stomach can smell the FOOD!

Ears - Connecting Channels

Ears

Oh my ears, same as outer eye

Just three primary’s – running free

With the small intestines, san jiao and gallbladder

With the large intestines - Luo point.

Outer Canthus - Connecting Channels

Outer Canthus

The outer canthus has three primary

All with two words

This will be a crazy song

Small intestines, san jiao and gallbladder

The outer canthus has one divergent,

Another two-word, but it may be better.

The divergent channel for the outer eye is the gallbladder. 

Inner Canthus - Connecting Channels

Inner Canthus

The inner canthus meets with three primary

Stomach, small intestines, and bladder too

One divergent containing the heart

These are channels that are in the inner eye. 

Eye - Connecting Channels

The Eye

The eye has seven, seven primary

Stomach, heart, small intestines (stomach, heart, small intestines)

San Jiao, gallbladder and liver (San Jiao, gall and liver)

And urinary bladder, (bladder too)

The eye has two divergent (divergent channels)

Stomach and gallbladder (stomach and gallbladder)

With only one Luo – connecting point

The heart, who’s the king – that’s the heart