On The Relationship Between Heart And Body Fluid Metabolism

Body fluid is a general term for all normal liquids in the body. The metabolism of body fluid refers to the whole course of its production, dispersing and excretion of waste and dirty substances. The role that the heart plays in the interrelationship between the metabolism of body fluid and the Zangfu-organs is seldom involved. During the course of the metabolism of body fluid, the heart can also coordinate the connection of the other zangfu-organs. In the course of the production of body fluid, the heart governs blood and vessels, closely associated with sweat; fluid share the same source as blood, while sweat and blood have a common source; the heart and the small intestine are interior-exteriorly related, the heart participates in and dominates the formation of sweat and the inter-transformation of blood and fluid. In the course of the circulation of fluid, the heart runs body fluid as well as blood. During the excretion of the metabolic products and the surplus of body fluid, the heart serves as an emperor to coordinate the lung's control over the veins of the skin, and the kidney is in charge of excretion and retention of water. The...