The liver and spleen

This relationship is mainly reflected in the digestion of water and food, and the circulation of blood. The spleen dominates transportation and transformation, and the liver maintains the free flow of qi. When the liver performs this function normally, the ascending function of the spleen and the descending function of the stomach will be coordinated to ensure normal digestion, absorption and distribution of food. In addition, if the essential substance of water and food transported and transformed by the spleen is sufficient, liver blood will flourish, as it has a rich source for its production. The liver stores blood and the spleen controls blood. They coordinate their activities to maintain the normal circulation of blood to satisfy the needs of the body.

Pathologically, stagnation of liver qi may affect the spleen ' s function of transportation and transformation, resulting in hypochondriac pain, mental depression and irritability, accompanied by poor appetite, abdominal fullness and distention, irregular bowel movement and lassitude, known as " stagnation of liver qi leading to deficiency of the spleen, " or " disharmony of liver and spleen. "

If the spleen qi is weak, it may fail to control blood or lead to dysfunction in transportation and transformation, which causes deficiency of the source of blood. Great loss or insufficiency of blood may lead to deficiency of liver blood, giving rise to poor appetite, emaciation, blurred vision, and oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhoea