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Chinese physiology
Jin-Ye (Vital Fluids)
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definition

JIN-YE

Body Fluids or Vital Fluids:
• they pertain to the body's yin and to the water element
• the body is mostly water, a vast interstitial sea
• bathe the organs, moistening and lubricating the tissues
• water is required for sustenance, but is not nourishing like Xue (Blood)

Two Types of Fluids:
• Jin = yang fluids (liquid)
• Ye = yin fluids (humor)

Properties of the two types of Fluid:
• Jin = like water, thin (low viscosity) and clear
• Ye = like oil, thick and turbid or murky

Functions:
• Jin = moisten and refresh
• Ye = lubricate

Location:
• Jin = more exterior, circulates with Wei Qi outside the channels in the skin and muscles
• Ye = more interior, circulates with Ying, irrigates the bones and joints, (synovial), replenishes the brain (CSF)

The Fluid Secretions of the Organs:
(each Zang produces a specific type of fluid)
• Liver - tears
• Heart - perspiration
• Spleen - saliva
• Lung - mucus
• Kidney - parotid serous

Organs in Relation to Water:
• Lung = the upper source of water
• Spleen = the middle source and is responsible for the transformation and regulation of all body fluids
• Kidney = the lower source of water (renal function, source of true Yin)
• Urinary Bladder = stores and excretes
• Small Intestine = separates the Clear and the Turbid fluids
• Triple Warmer = manages the waterways, processing and drainage, heating and cooling, it opens and closes the passageways (ducts)

The Three Warmers and Water Images within the Body:
• each Warmer is associated with a particular form of water
• Upper Warmer = mist, water vapor, fog
• Middle Warmer = soup or stew, broth
• Lower Warmer = swamp: waste water, the sewer system

Relationship of Vital Fluids with Qi:
• Qi is important in the production of fluids
• Qi, especially Spleen Qi is important in the transformation of fluids
• Qi is important for the retention of fluids (especially sweat, semen and urine)
• Qi enables the elimination of waste fluids

Relationship of Vital Fluids with Xue (Blood):
• a significant component of Xue (Blood)
• it maintains proper Xue (Blood) volume
• it maintains proper Xue (Blood) viscosity


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