YIN ORGAN: LIVER

The Liver

The "Simple Questions" says in chapter 8 that "The Liver is like an army's general from whom the strategy is derived".

Functions

1. Stores Blood.
2. Ensures the smooth flow of Qi.
3. Controls the sinews.
4. Manifests in the nails.
5. Opens into the eyes.
6. Houses the Ethereal Soul.

Liver Pathologies

	XU	BOTH XU and SHI FEATURES	SHI
HEAT	LIV YIN XU	LIV YIN XU WITH LIV YANG RISING	LIV FIRE FLARING UP DAMP-HEAT IN LIV/GB EXTREME HEAT GENERATES WIND LIV YANG TRANSFORMS INTO WIND
NEITHER HEAT NOR COLD	LIV BLOOD XU	LIV BLOOD XU GENERATES WIND	LIV QI STAGNATION
COLD			COLD STAGNATION IN THE LIV CHANNEL

Pathology Flowchart

Click on the following image for a flowchart of Liver Pathologies.