According to traditional Acupuncture therapy, SPLEEN is an important organ related to the STOMACH internally and externally.
The main physiological functions of the SPLEEN are governing transportation and transformation, controling blood and dorminating the muscles.
• Governing transportation and transformation - Transportation implies transmission, Transformation implies digestion and absorption. The SPLEEN has the function of absorbing essential substances (essential qi) from the food with a part of the fluid supplied and transmitting them to the HEART and LUNGS from where they are sent to nourish the whole body. Normal functioning of the SPLEEN is required for good appetite, normal digestion and absorption, good nourishment and normal transmission of fluids.
• SP 2 and SP 5 carry out this function.
• Controlling the blood - The SPLEEN has the function of keeping the blood circulating inside the vessels and preventing it from extravasating.
• SP 3 and SP 9 carry out this function.
• Dominating the muscles - Normal functioning of the SPLEEN in transportation and transformation enables the muscles to receive adequate nourishment from the food essentials and thus maintains muscle thickness and strength.
•SP 1 and LIV 3 carry out this function.
The SPLEEN and the mouth co-ordinate functionally in receiving, transporting and transforming food.
The Qi of the SPLEEN has the further function of holding and keeping the internal organs in their normal position,
