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| | Vol 16, #3 - The Vital Importance Of The Triple Energizer In Traditional Chinese Medicine |
 | | It is a hollow Fu organ (along with the gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and urinary bladder) that is connected to the solid Zang organs (heart, lungs, spleen, liver, and kidneys) by way of the pericardium. |
 | | Also known as the Three/Triple Heater/Burner/Warmer/Energizer, the Sanjiao is regarded in the TCM Zang Fu organ<=>meridian system as the central hollow body cavity, Fu/Yang - in contrast to the more solid - Zang/Yin - viscera and their vital energetic (Qi) pathways, or meridians, and the various acupoint gates of Qi circulation. |
 | | The TE is the central body cavity that contains all the Zang Fu organs which especially pertains to the Fu, while the PC is regarded as the Zang "shield," surrounding and protecting the Heart (Shen/Spirit) as well as the gate of emotional and spiritual ventilation. |
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