The Bladder According To Chinese Medicine
Chinese: 膀胱 Pinyin: Páng Guāng
Summary: The function of the Bladder is to receive, store and excrete urine. The Bladder also participates in urine creation. Therefore, Bladder malfunction causes urinary problems.
Classification: Fu Organ
Pharmacopoeia: View herbs that target the Bladder
Patterns: View patterns of disharmony that affect the Bladder
The functions of the Bladder
The function of the Bladder is to receive, store and excrete urine. Therefore, Bladder malfunction causes urinary problems.
The Bladder also participates in urine creation, but it is Kidney Yang that supplies the necessary Qi and Heat for this performance. The Bladder's role in urine creation is called the 'Qi transformation of Body Fluids' by the Bladder.
Physiologically speaking, the Bladder get impacted by jealousy, suspicion and holding grudges. Over time, it also responds to anger. The bladder can get infections as a result of being 'pissed off'.
The functions of the Bladder
"It removes water by Qi transformation"
The function of the Bladder is to receive, store and excrete urine. Through body water metabolism system, Body Fluids travels all over the body to moisten tissues and Organs. The waste water from the Lung, Small Intestine and Large Intestine then gathers in the Kidneys and then the Bladder. The final product is urine which is stored in the Bladder until excreted.
This means that Bladder malfunction causes urinary problems. For instance Damp-Heat in the Bladder will cause symptoms such as painful urinary dribbling or a urine the color of rice water (grey and cloudy).
The Bladder also participates in urine creation, but it is Kidney Yang that supplies necessary Qi and Heat for this performance. The Bladder's role in urine creation is called the 'Qi transformation of Body Fluids' by the Bladder.