What is the meaning of internal organs in TCM?


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Zang-fu organs are important concepts in traditional Chinese medicine, including heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, three jiao and six fu-organs. Their functions are interrelated and interdependent, and they jointly maintain normal physiological functions of human body. Balance and coordination of zang-fu organs are very important to human health. Zang-fu organs are important concepts in traditional Chinese medicine. They are internal organ systems of human body, which maintain normal physiological functions of human body together. Zang-fu organs include heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney, and zang-fu organs include gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder and triple energizer. The functions of zang-fu organs are interrelated and interdependent. For example, the heart governs blood vessels, the liver governs drainage, the spleen governs transportation, the lung governs qi, and the kidney governs essence storage. The gallbladder in the six fu-organs excretes bile and helps digestion; the stomach receives and decomposes grain; the small intestine receives and converts food into fine substances; the large intestine conducts dross; the bladder stores and excretes urine; Sanjiao is the channel through which vital qi and body fluid circulate. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the balance and coordination of the zang-fu organs is crucial to the health of the human body. If the zang-fu organs are dysfunctional, various diseases will occur. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine often starts with adjusting the functions of the zang-fu organs and restores the balance of the zang-fu organs through traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and massage. In addition, the health of the internal organs is closely related to factors such as mood, diet and environment. Maintaining good mood, reasonable diet and suitable living environment are also of great significance to maintaining the health of the internal organs. In short, the internal organs are an indispensable part of traditional Chinese medicine. Understanding their functions and interrelationships plays an important guiding role in maintaining human health.