Detoxificatiion

The Role of the Spleen (Pi) in Traditional Chinese Medicine Yin Organs Overview  by   Bill Schoenbart   and   Ellen Shefi The  spleen ( pi ), of all the organs in traditional Chinese medicine, bears the least resemblance to its Western counterpart. The latter deals primarily with production and destruction of red blood cells and storage of blood. In traditional Chinese physiology, the spleen plays a central part in the health and vitality of the body, taking a lead role in the assimilation of nutrients and maintenance of physical strength. It turns digested food from the stomach into usable nutrients and  qi . Entire schools of medicine were formed around this organ; the premise was that all aspects of vitality depend on the entire body receiving proper nutrition from the healthy functioning of this essential organ. Symptoms of imbalance in the spleen include: fatigue lack of appetite,  blood sugar imbalances Digesti...