Question: How does kidney energy affect our health?
– Which areas of the body is responsible for kidney energy?
– What are the typical symptoms when the kidney
Energy is weakened?

The kidney energy is responsible for the following areas of the body:

Brain, back, spinal cord, bone marrow, strong bones, healthy teeth, joints, good hearing, shiny hair, hair growth
Vitality, primal strength, essence (that inherited from the parents), premature signs of aging, rheumatic symptoms, premature graying, poor memory
Water kidney: ensures blood purification, urine formation, mineral metabolism (sodium, potassium, magnesium), natural excretion of liquids, natural period formation
Fire kidney: is responsible for hormonal glands of adrenal glands (adrenaline), sex glands (sex drive, sexuality), pancreas, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, pineal

Typical symptoms of weakened kidney energy are:

– sensitivity to cold
– low back pain, low back pain during exertion, intervertebral disc wear, osteoporosis, bad
Teeth, weak knees or ankle cuffs, joint pain, overstretched joints
– Evening fever, night sweats, hot soles of the feet
– Viscous, cloudy urine (yin deficiency), pale urine, abundant (yang deficiency)
– frightened, fearful, lack of will, listless, boredom, fearful, shy, introverted
– Premature signs of aging, rheumatic symptoms, hair loss, premature graying, hearing loss
– fluid retention (edema, effusion or swelling)
– Urinary and kidney problems, menstrual problems, prostate problems
– Dry tongue
– poor circulation
– anemia
– Limpness, lack of physical activity
– dizziness, memory loss

Question: Are there any mental imbalances that can be used to identify kidney weakness?

Yes, psychologically, kidney energy stands for the following positive properties:

Willpower, ability to love, sexual desire, tenderness, passion, orgasm ability
deep relaxation, restful sleep, regeneration, primal trust
healthy reflection, power of experience, inner peace, calm rethinking, taking a close look, truthfully looking behind and judging, questioning openly like a child, putting aside prejudices, looking at it impartially, leaving out what has not proven successful, being able to integrate the new, continuously all experiences to include what is true, what is reality, “to be washed with all waters”, to solve yesterday’s problems courageously, to find support in yourself, to also perceive the unconscious

Kidney weakness is expressed as follows:

Pressure, rigid, forever yesterday, fear (unconsciously warded off impulses, do not look or listen, do not listen to yourself), hardly any activity, see no way out, have no goal, see no meaning, no consequences from yesterday, resignation, have no counter-force, do not filter out the wrong, stand on the spot, do not compare the idea with reality, do not have your own point of view, do not clarify yesterday

Question: Which kidney complaints are the most common and which points are used?

Frequent patterns

Kidney Yin Deficiency
Not enough marrow for the brain: dizziness, ringing in the ears, dizziness, forgetfulness
Not enough nutrition for bones: back and bone pain
Not enough body fluids: dry mouth, constipation, scanty, dark yellow urine
Not enough defense qi (withdraws inwards): night sweats (evaporation due to emptiness-heat)

Points for kidney – yin strengthening: K3, K6, K9, K10, additionally CV4

Kidney yang deficiency
Not enough warmth: feeling of cold in the back and legs, aversion to cold
Not enough strength feeling weak in the cross and legs
Not enough sexual energy: impotence, frigidity
Not converting enough fluids: colorless, copious amounts of urine

Points for kidneys – Yang: K3, K7, additionally: B23, B52, GV4, CV4, CV6

Kidney Essence Deficiency
Loose teeth, knee and leg weakness, hair loss, premature graying, weak sexual activity, low back pain, memory loss
Points: K3, K6 Additionally: B23 (kidney energy), CV4 (essence), bone marrow (brain power): GV20, GV14, G39

Question: What influence does liver energy have on our health?
– For which parts of the body is the liver energy responsible?
– What are the typical symptoms when the liver
Energy is weakened?

The physical impact on our health is as follows
· Harmonious, smooth, flexible flow of energy in the body
· Storage of blood at rest (sleep, relaxation), quick reaction and making it available
of blood during special activity
· Metabolism, converting molecules to fit the body, unusable, harmful substances are sorted out
(Detoxification), useful substances are produced (e.g. for blood clotting)
· The elasticity of the muscles and vessels enables immediate reaction
Supports other organs (strengthens spleen and stomach and thus indirectly affects digestion)
Supports the eyes (eyesight, mobility of the eyes)

Typical disorders
Abdominal tension, especially below the costal arch, tightness in the chest, lump in the throat. Headache too. So-called liver – fire can develop.
Feeling weak in the legs and feet, feeling of fullness, swelling in the groin area, pain in the waist, dry mouth and throat, diarrhea or constipation, itching of the genitals, blood congestion, stiff joints, stress symptoms, tension in the flank or abdomen region, reddening of the head, Headache, dizziness, high blood pressure, belching, vomiting, brittle fingernails or toenails, inelastic muscles, tendons, fasciae, poor visual acuity (Yang deficiency), dry eyes (Yin deficiency), ocular mobility, inelastic blood vessels, muscle cramps, leg cramps, tendon hardening. Water in the stomach, dizziness, nervousness, varicose veins. Painful rule, hemorrhoids, tendonitis. Desperate search for the meaning of life, bite into religion, moral concept, worldview. Poor appetite, feeling of fullness and discomfort after eating, watery diarrhea, light feces, constipation, flatulence, poor blood coagulation, tendency to bruising, sagging, over-flexible and expandable muscles and tendons, ligament tears, low blood pressure, side stinging during physical exertion, diseases of the nervous system , Insomnia, impatience, moodiness. Lack of determination, easily distracted, lack of imagination, constantly changing goals and plans, resignation, easily upset, defiance and sulking, bitterness and cynicism, depression and desire to die, weak libido, impotence or frigidity, often changes therapies, inconsistent Search for meaning in life.

Question: Are there any mental imbalances that can be used to identify liver weakness?

The liver energy stands for the following mental properties
· New beginning, breakthrough, hope, curiosity, focused on tomorrow, planned, targeted
· Liver prepares the reality of tomorrow, but only as an idea, it must be based on the actual one
Reality are constantly being measured
· Exact checking, perfection, including many possibilities of change, control
· Feeling freedom, feeling of power, prestige, high standards, source of labor

Mental imbalances in liver energy are as follows
Danger of putting an imagined picture about reality, fixed ideas, fear of the future, not wanting to accept changes, feeling small, not worthy, feeling much less than others, feeling faint, lack of feeling of power, feeling of reputation, that weakening one’s reputation, being fearful, feeling reality as executioner, fear of unpredictable blows of fate or punishment or punishing God, great superego (tyrant), seeing mistakes as “offense”, feeling guilty, suppressed anger, frustration, need for sacrifice, as one has to constantly provide something in return, often “must” say, fear of having to be good without restriction, feel compelled by an unknown power, feel fate as an opponent
· Incomplete but over-powerful information tyrannizes and has an overwhelming effect at the expense of the health in which the illusory world of ideas lives
Anger, anger, irritability, outbursts of anger, constraints (permanent hand washing, tidying up), over-planning, imperative to perfection, the greatest, strongest, want to be the best, feel overwhelmed, expectations are not easy, confidence in the future is low, spectrum of other possibilities is not included, experience is not evaluated, the future is “forced” into a planned path, the idea “makes” reality, one wants to maintain outdated ideas about oneself and one’s reputation

Question: Which liver complaints are the most common and which points are used?

Common complaints and their treatment
Liver qi stagnation

Tension in the upper abdomen, pain under the costal arch because the stomach qi and the spleen qi can no longer be supported by the liver. Sighing, hiccups, belching, lump in the throat, irregular rule, tightness in the chest, sighing, mood changes, jammed emotions, irritability
Points: LV3, LV13 (if spleen is affected), LV14 (if stomach was affected), additionally TW6 and Pe6 (especially for emotional problems)

Liver – blood stagnation
Severe pain in a certain place, swelling, lumpy menstrual blood, dark red tongue
Points: Be3, additionally: G34, B17, B18, Sp10, CV6

Ascending liver fire
Red face, red eyes, thirst, bitter taste in the mouth, constipation, dark yellow urine, irritability, outbursts of anger, red tongue, especially around the edges, yellow, dry coating, fast, string-shaped pulse
LV2, LV3, additionally G20 (eliminates liver fire), G13 (calms the mind), for headaches TW5, G43, extra point Taiyang, B2, for migraines G38, for side headache G9, G8, G6

Question: What influence does heart energy have on our health?
– Which areas of the body are responsible for the heart energy?
– What are the typical complaints when the heart
Energy is weakened?

The physical impact on our health is as follows
Distributes blood, energy expands
· Warms the organism
· The skin color “shines”, the eyes shine
· The heart opens in the tongue

Typical disturbances are:
Violent stress, irrational behavior, insomnia, inability to communicate clearly, lack of control, forgetfulness, imbalance between emotions, strong one-sided, violent emotions, heart problems, circulatory disorders, high blood pressure make you think of the heart energy. Pale tongue, swelling of the tongue, red tip of the tongue, taste irritation are typical disorders.
Fast or strong pulse, palpitations, bright red, narrow and stiff tongue, speaks quickly, often incessantly, speaks in sleep, nervous, restless, impatient, turns as quickly as he turns away, restless sleep, exuberant joy, “everything is so great “, laughs loudly and a lot, easy to inspire, on guard, fear, stage fright, wants to have everything under control, tense, swollen elbows, hot palms, prickly chest pain, slow or weak pulse, heart weakness, broad, pale tongue, taciturn , can not express himself clearly, indecisive, apathetic, dull, joyless, excessive need for sleep, dead serious, understands no fun, hardly enthusiasm, bad memory, little ambition, quickly exhausted, despondent, arms tingling, dull chest pain, cold, clammy fingers

Question: Are there any mental imbalances that can be used to identify a weak heart?

The heart energy stands for the following mental properties
· Clarity of consciousness, alertness of the mind, the whole, the unity, main center for all feelings
· Divide joy (joyful atmosphere strengthens the heart), bonfire, cheerfulness, communication center, harmony, trust, positive self-image, courage (“I am who I am”), can also wait
Harmony, equal treatment, equality for all, opening understanding, the heart connects everyone, common sense, element connecting all interests, accepting, being able to connect all different directions and influences, being able to allow, being able to say yes to everything, being able to accept, fully affirming without Resistance, do not exclude positions, leave everyone their freedom, all aspects equally important, find common positions, find a position from which everything can be loved, convince, do not persuade, do not subjugate, motivation, insight instead of conversion, relieve fear and pressure, Constriction and threat, builds on reciprocity, not on compulsion, complementing one another, keeping an eye on the whole, feeling happy as a whole, an overview of the whole, loving means understanding the opposite
· Trust that there is always the right task, the right partner, the possible solution, nothing imposes, every interest always finds its answer, courage, trust that there is something for everything,
· Be able to love yourself (coronary artery as a symbol for the heart, which also nourishes itself), be able to nourish yourself, unconditional love for yourself and others, express something of your own
· Sympathy, together striving, wanting, allowing interactions, realizing common meaning, common positions instead of daily arguments
Realize in today, powerful yes, change with the flow of time, everything is in the flow, feel in the flow, understand change, life is movement, here and now feelings, reality instead of illusions, the present day, let go of yesterday’s burdens, Dream of tomorrow not in the foreground, will for clarity, courage in today, perceiving, affirming that which is perceived gives self-assurance, makes strong and free (Am I really real today I?), Can only really live today

The following are mental disorders:
· Want to maintain certain points of view under all circumstances, expectation that everything always stays that way, constraints arise, compulsive acts, victim delusion, fixed ideas and rules, “you” do not take care of yourself
· Tumor: “Nebenkaiser” tries to take over like a dictator (who dictates, but does not hear), ignores essential things, one aspect absolutely wants to assert itself, does not listen to the common, strictly realizes limited, does not perceive the goal of the whole organism

Question: Which heart complaints are the most common and which points are used?

Common complaints and their treatment
The most common basic disorders are heart qi deficiency, heart yang deficiency, heart yin deficiency, and heart blood deficiency

Heart qi deficiency
Listlessness, sweating, pallor, tiredness, palpitations. The pulse feels empty. The cause is joylessness.
Recommended points: H5 (strengthens the heart), Pe6 (especially for joylessness), B15 (strengthens the heart), CV17 (strengthens the heart and lungs when feeling sad), CV6 (strengthens Qi)

Heart Yang deficiency
As above with cold feeling, cold hands, tightness in the chest
Points: H5, Pe6 (strengthen heart – Qi), B15, CV17, CV6 and GV14 (strengthen heart – Yang)

Heart yin deficiency
Fidgety, sleep disturbances, anxious restlessness, restlessness, not feeling well in his skin, feeling of heat especially in the evening, night sweats, tongue more red, plaque, crack in the middle, tip of the tongue even redder, red cheeks
Points: H7 (strengthens heart), Pe6 as well as CV14 and CV15 (calm mind), CV4 strengthens Yin, K7 with H6 (against sweating), K6 (promotes sleep)

Heart – blood deficiency
Palpitations, dizziness, forgetfulness, anxiety, fearfulness, dull, pale complexion, pale lips, pale tongue, dull thinking
Recommended points: H7 (toned), KS6 (soothed), CV14, CV15 strengthen heart blood and calm, CV4, B17, B20 strengthen blood
 

Question: How does spleen energy affect our health?
– For which parts of the body is the spleen energy responsible?
– What are the typical symptoms when the spleen
Energy is weakened?

Physical tasks of the spleen energy are as follows
· Transport of body fluids, keep body moist
· Qi rises and keeps organs in their normal position
· Supplies tissue, muscles, organs with nutritional energy and blood, strengthens the connective tissue
· Controls blood, ensures that the blood stays in the vessels
· Ensures healthy appetite, neither cravings nor loss of appetite
· Ensures red, shiny lips
Pancreas is added to the spleen function (according to western knowledge, it produces digestive juices and the hormone insulin)

Typical complaints are the following:
Weakness, heaviness, weakness especially in the legs and arms, fatigue, weariness, digestive problems. Wetness affects the spleen as well as excessive thinking or brooding. A curved posture, tension and pain in the upper abdomen make you think of the spleen energy. A heavy tongue, irregular menstruation, belching, hiccups are other symptoms. The carnal proportion of the body can become unbalanced. Insufficient fat burning, therefore fat deposits and excess weight, but also slim to lean. Cold and food intolerance, little hunger and bad taste are possible. The fluid distribution in the body is no longer correct, thick feet, varicose veins, swollen eyelids. Various, elusive diseases, eczema, diarrhea, exhaustion, skin changes, hormonal disorders.
Other symptoms include bloating, pulpy stools, it moves back and forth in the abdomen, belching, vomiting, sluggishness, pain on the inside of the thigh, on the knee, with uterine, renal, and gastric subsidence. The main topics are also blood production (see anemia or deficiency), weak legs or arms, pale complexion, soft stools, poor appetite. Moisture can build up in the muscles and make them heavy. Nausea can occur because food is not transported properly. The tongue is thicker than normal at the edges, especially in the middle area of ​​the tongue, pulse is empty. Menstrual cramps, knee pain, problems with urination, overactivity, constant care, worrying, possessed by fixed ideas, manipulative, like to eat a lot, allergies, constipation, weak connective tissue, cellulite, varicose veins, leg edema, menstrual irregularities, torn or strained ligaments, just stuffing, weak muscles, clings to relationships, feels worthless, unsettled, unwelcome, is rather listless, tired easily, poor memory, tendency to bruises. Overuse of the spleen leads to pathological carelessness.

Question: Are there any mental imbalances that can be used to identify a spleen weakness?

Mental properties of spleen energy are as follows:
· The feeling of self-satisfaction, of a resting pole in oneself, inner gathering, feeling protected and secure as if in a lap, child-like security under maternal protection, trust in nature, the material earth, feeling inner center, calm, peace, Earthiness, steadfastness, serenity, lightness
Let your own needs run playfully without a lot of thinking, enjoy the joy of playing, enjoy life, create your own inner paradise and let go and do what is fun, let your mind wander, the inner recreation park, feel like a friendly, inner balance after vacation, Feel very subjective joy in your own actions, let yourself seem to be drifting aimlessly, be in harmony with your inner feelings, let ideas, thoughts leap like boats in the stream, hobby after work, inner structuring of free time, feeling inner reserve, feeling inner center, rest in the navel of your own inner world, find the resting pole in yourself
You can identify with the bigger picture, not just with the immediate
· Healthy feeling of security, healthy feeling of independence (you organize your self independently) · trust in the mother, it allows the child to develop and expand
· Experience of unconditional love through mother earth
· Experience of trust and self-worth
· Feel part of this earth, be part of this earth

Spleen energy disorders result in the following picture:
· In the event of disturbances, the ego is constantly determined by external influences from others, there is no serenity, no trust, constant worry, overemployment, listlessness, ties are tough and do not allow expansion of their own or they are weak and meaningless
Excessive exhaustion, control, loss of meaning in life, feeling empty, not knowing what to do, to maintain a state that makes little sense, which only consists in functioning, a lack of basic trust in the arrival of the right solution, the right idea, the right action, to suppress the subjective too much, oppressive listlessness, driven by the inner pig, not allowing daydreams, not finding a niche to refuel, hardly feeling joy and zest for life, feeling life as a must, as empty, not creating one’s own paradise, no gaps find yourself, feel no protective center, recognize no subjective fulfillment, do not let ideas, thoughts flow freely, too much censorship, but maybe also be too lax, do not allow yourself to romp around, view life to some extent as a game

The pancreas feeling concerns your own recognition, satisfaction with your own performance, the incentive, the recognition of your own performance, praising and recognizing yourself, wanting to achieve something for the future, your own approval, the pat on the shoulder
Disorders of the pancreas principle are as follows:
Substitute principles are too much candy, rely on recognition from the outside and put above your own recognition, do not appreciate the value of self-recognition, do not give each other pats, try too hard to get recognition (performance records, praise, reward, status symbols), cravings for sweets means Cravings for recognition, addiction for recognition, no longer enjoying themselves, not being able to accept life without a goal, not being able to go your own way, seeing life as a duty, not the beauty of the path, but only the goal in Having a head, demanding more than acknowledging, but also complacency, arrogance

Question: Which spleen complaints are the most common and which points are used?

Common complaints and their treatment

The main patterns are spleen-qi deficiency, spleen-yang deficiency, sinking (instead of increasing as normal, hence the severity) spleen – qi and spleen – qi – weakness with bleeding.

Spleen – Qi deficiency
Weak legs or arms, fatigue and lassitude, pale complexion, tensions in the abdomen, loose stools, lack of appetite. Moisture can build up in the muscles and make them heavy. Nausea can occur because food is not transported properly. The tongue is thicker than normal at the edges, especially in the middle area of ​​the tongue, the pulse is empty
Points: Sp3, Sp6, additionally CV12 (spleen qi strengthening), B20, B21 (with chronic spleen and stomach weakness,)

Spleen – Yang deficiency
Like spleen qi deficiency, in addition: cold legs, feet, arms, hands, chills, edema
Points: as above, also Sp9 (dissolves moisture in the lower body area, CV9, St28, B22 (eliminates edema,)

Falling spleen – Qi
Further exacerbation of the spleen – qi deficiency, whereby organ subsidence now occurs (stomach, uterus, anus, vagina), hemorrhoids, frequent urge to urinate can occur. Spleen – qi should normally go up. Therefore, it has a lowering influence in the event of a fault.
Points: as above, also GV20 (raises Qi), CV6 (raises Qi when lowering), St21 (when lowering the stomach)

Spleen – Qi – weakness with a tendency to bleed
As above, but now bleeding occurs because the spleen cannot keep the blood in the vessels due to weakness.
Points: as above, also Sp10 (controls blood), B17 (stops bleeding), Sp1 (for uterine bleeding)

Question: How does lung energy affect our health?
– Which areas of the body are responsible for the lung energy?
– What are the typical complaints when the lungs
Energy is weakened?

The physical impact on our health is as follows
· The first point of contact for people between outside and inside (also for pathogenic factors)
Distribute inhaled air energy in the body, release used air (Qi) by exhaling
· Responsible for the outer shell, the skin (opens / closes pores, is responsible for sweating)
· It moves the water (moisture) through the waterways in the body
· It leads lung qi (water, moisture) down (supports natural water excretion)
· First level of infection control, primarily responsible for immunity of the body

Consider the pulmonary pathway for the following disorders:
Discomfort of the nose, respiratory tract, voice
· Colds, runny or stuffy nose, runny nose
· Sensitive to weather, wind and dryness
Deeper-lying lung problems (cough, bronchitis, lung diseases such as asthma), the lung qi can no longer sink as normal
Skin problems of all types (skin surface irritation, acne, allergies, tenderness to the skin, sensitivity disorders, sweating hands, feelings of heat or skin burning, any type of excessive sweating, neurodermatitis)
· Shoulder pain (because the lung meridian emerges at the front of the shoulder)
Edema (water build-up in the body because the water is no longer moved properly)
· Difficulty climbing stairs
· Menstrual irregularities
· Torn or strained ligaments, weak muscles
· Tendency to bruise (Lu9)
· Voice problems (hoarseness, weak voice, loss of voice)

Question: Are there any mental imbalances that can be used to identify weakness in the lungs?

Mental qualities in balance are as follows
· Establish and maintain relationships
· Good comprehension, inspiration, being able to absorb, feeling spiritual heights gently and easily,
· Power machine that can accept everything in a friendly and calm manner, can perform above average, mental properties in the imbalance in the lungs are the following
can be overactive, as if a winter of hunger is imminent, nothing must go wrong, fear, deeds might not be so good, sometimes religious ideas, God could end up balancing and punishing shoulders and credits, not feeling exhaustion, performing perfectly with all force , do not want to be imperfect or “defective”, feel unconsciously impure, worthless, unwelcome, do not feel valued by others, do not like yourself as you are, judge yourself strictly, rather be reserved, possessed by fixed ideas
Passively accept, sacrifice, humility, submission, always take a caring smile, worry and sorrow of others, without taking any resistance, to have all pity without end, to take care of yourself without clarifying your own point of view, to be sad
· Does not want to rush, but to rethink, negotiate, manage, arrange down to the last detail, make too many notices, don’t see the forest for the trees
· Starving your lower abdomen (consumption, TB, a defensive weakness) floating melancholy, emaciated, deep-seated, graceful, no ground under your feet, but worried about material things (finances), overworking, exhausted
· Do not complain, but stomach “complains”, connection between lung and stomach complaints (stomach is “neglected”), no arguments, no aggression, no restlessness
· Want to protect or shut themselves off from other people’s ideas through cigarette smoke, are fed up (actually means wanting to say no), do not set any limits, do not say no, are burdened with duties
· Cling to relationships

Question: Which lung complaints are the most common and which points are used?

Common complaints and their treatment
Lung Qi Deficiency
Difficulty breathing, weak voice, sweating, aversion to cold, tendency to cold, cough, shortness of breath, watery secretions of the mucous membrane, tiredness, bright white face, pale tongue, empty pulse.
Recommended points: Lu9 (strengthens lungs), Lu7 (especially for cough), B13, GV12 (strengthens lung qi), CV6 (strengthens qi), St36 (strengthens stomach and spleen and thus strengthens the lungs)

Lung yin deficiency
Cough is dry, possibly with sticky secretions, feeling hot especially in the afternoon or in the evening, night sweats, sleep disorders, dry mouth and throat, hoarseness, tickling in the throat, red topless tongue with cracks in the lung area. Lack of body fluids and dryness are noticeable here.
Recommended points: Lu9, B43 (strengthen lung yin), Lu10 (removes lung heat), B13, GV12 (strengthen lung qi and yin), CV17 (strengthens lung yin and qi), CV4 (strengthens kidney yin) in case of deficiency), K6 (strengthens kidney yin, especially when it is dry), CV12 (source of body fluids)

Dryness of the lungs
Before lung yin deficiency develops, there may already be a lack of body fluids with symptoms of dryness such as dry cough, dry skin, dry throat, dry mouth, thirst, and hoarseness.
Recommended points: Lu9 (moisturizes the lungs), CV4 strengthens kidney yin and juices), Sp6 (nourishes body fluids), CV12 (strengthens stomach and nourishes juices)