Accu Blog 009 ACUPUNCTURE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Acupuncture Anatomy

 

Acupuncture Anatomy

Since, Acupuncture describes about assimilation and elimination activities in the body, its anatomy also described and grouped as such. 

Elements	Elemental organs
	Yin organ	Yang organ
Fire	Heart	Small Intestine
	Pericardium	Triple Warmer
Earth	Spleen	Stomach
Air	Lung	Large Intestine
Water	Kidney	Urinary Bladder
Wood	Liver	Gal Bladder

 

                Since only these organs are considered in acupuncture theories, it doesn’t mean that only these organs can take care alone neglecting alone.  But it should be noted that these 12 organs in itself is enough to supply and distribute the qui for other organs. 

                Organ such as placenta is taken care of water element, chemical messengers (secreting glands)  can be taken care of earth element called spleen. Organs like sense organs like ear, nose, tongue, eyes can be taken care of these 12 organs and they are further grouped.

                Another question could be aroused here where is the organ such as brain which is the most honoured organ in English medicine?

                Brain acts as the center of consciousness and records the works done by the organs in the body, henceforth if brain gets disturbed in any way, only the recording of event of one or more such elements could not get recorded or registered in its activity.

                If an alcoholic takes up his course, he spoils his liver, but its reflection can be felt in brain as senseless activity (sleep) or loss of memory.  Trouble in small intestine can be felt in small brain  and trouble in large intestine   can be felt in larger part of brain, such as these all these 12 organs register themselves in the activities of brain.

                Hence in Acupuncture these 12 organs in itself is enough to register or reflex the trouble found in the body.