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Jean James's avatar

The nurse in me went right to the spleen...the organ for immunity and healthy blood; in Chinese medicine a healthy spleen allows for good digestion and mental clarity. The emotion attached to the spleen is worry. The spleen was considered a part of the “four bodily humors: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. Black bile was believed to be secreted by the spleen, causing feelings of disposition ranging from intense sadness (melancholia) to irascibility.” Healthy and strong spleen Qi keeps one from becoming splenetic 😉

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Karen Bandy's avatar

My wonderful yet now retired naturopath was a practitioner of Chinese medicine and used the principles of Qi. I certainly don’t hate the Chinese for everything, especially their medicine.

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