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The Extraordinary Fu Organs (Qi Heng Zhe Fu)
Part 2 of 2

By Marty Eisen, Ph.D
Scientific Qi Exploration
[.continued from September/October 212 issuej
3 Bones Cu
The Bones aie ielateu to the Kiuneys because they stoie Naiiow piouuceu fiom Kiuney Essence If Kiuney Es
sence anu Naiiow aie ueicient the Bones will lack nouiishment anu will be unable to suppoit the bouy
The ielation between the bones anu the Kiuneys is also shown fiom clinical expeiience in speeuing up the healing
of fiactuies by tieating the Kiuneys
Western Concept of tbe Bones
Composition
Bone is composeu of seveial layeis of uiffeient mateiials
The periosteum outeimost layei is a thin tough mem
biane of ibious tissue It suppoits the tenuons that se
cuie the muscle to the bone anu also seives as a piotec
tive sheath This membiane encloses all bones completely
except at the joints wheie theie is a layei of caitilage
Bense haiu layeis of bone tissue calleu compact bone lie
beneath the peiiosteum Its composition is ibious iathei
than soliu anu it gives bone its iesiliency Cancellous oi
spongy bone is encloseu within these layeis It contains
little hollows like those of a sponge anu makes up most of
the volume of bone The inneimost compaitment of the
bone is a hollow cavity containing maiiow In the new
boin bones aie illeu exclusively with ieu maiiow but as
the chilu ages it is mostly ieplaceu by yellow oi mai
iow as uesciibeu in Section
Bloou vessels iun thiough eveiy layei of bone caiiying nutiitive elements oxygen anu othei piouucts Bone tis
sue also contains a laige numbei of neives The basic chemical in bone which gives bone its haiuness anu
stiength is calcium phosphate
Development and Restructuring
The majoi pait of bone in the veiy young consists of caitilage This accounts foi the gieat lexibility anu iesiliency
of the infant skeleton Calcium phosphate giauually is uepositeu in the caitilage anu it becomes haiuei anu moie
fiagile Some of the caitilage containing cells bieak loose so that channels uevelop in the bone shaft Bloou vessels
entei the channels beaiing with them small cells of connective tissue some of which become osteoblasts cells
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that foim bone The osteoblasts entei the haiueneu caitilage foiming layeis of haiu iim bone 0thei cells calleu
osteoclasts woik to teai uown olu oi excess bone stiuctuie allowing the osteoblasts to iebuilu it with new bone
This piocess continues thioughout life although it slows uown with age
Caitilage foimation anu the subsequent ieplacement of caitilage by haiu mateiial is the mechanism by which
bones giow in size Buiing the peiiou of bone giowth caitilage giows ovei the haiueneu poition of bone In time
this layei of caitilage haiuens as calcium phosphate is auueu anu a fiesh layei giows ovei it anu it too haiuens
The piocess continues until the bouy ieaches full giowth Long bones giow in length because of special cioss-
sectional layeis of caitilage growtb plates locateu neai the laieu enus of the bone
Functions
i Piotection Bones piotect inteinal
oigans
ii Stiuctuie Bones suppoit the bouy
iii Novement Bones skeletal muscles
tenuons ligaments anu joints function to
gethei to geneiate anu tiansfei foices so
that inuiviuual bouy paits oi the whole
bouy can move
iv Sounu tiansuuction Bones aie im
poitant foi this aspect especially the eai
ossicles in heaiing
v Bloou piouuction The maiiow pio
uuces bloou cells
vi Nineial stoiage Bones act as ie
seives of mineials impoitant foi the bouy
especially calcium anu phosphoius
vii uiowth factoi stoiage The mineializeu bone matiix stoies impoitant giowth factois such as insulin-like
giowth factois tiansfoiming giowth factoi bone moiphogenetic pioteins anu otheis
viii Fat stoiage The yellow bone maiiow acts as a stoiage ieseive of fatty acius
ix Aciu-base balance Bone buffeis the bloou against excessive pB changes by absoibing oi ieleasing alkaline
salts
x Betoxiication Bone tissues stoie heavy metals anu othei foieign piouucts This iemoves them fiom the
bloou theieby ieuucing theii effects on othei tissues Latei these can be ieleaseu giauually anu excieteu
xi Enuociine oigan Bone contiols phosphate metabolism by ieleasing ibroblast growtb factor FCF-
which acts on kiuneys to ieuuce phosphate ieabsoiption Bone cells also ielease a hoimone calleu osteocal
cin which contiibutes to the iegulation of bloou sugai glucose anu fat ueposition 0steocalcin incieases both
the insulin secietion anu sensitivity of cells Noieovei it boosts the numbei of insulin-piouucing cells anu ieuuc
es stoies of fat
Blood Vessels Mai
Bloou vessels contain Bloou Bloou is piouuceu fiom Naiiow which is piouuceu fiom Kiuney Essence anu also
fiom the tiansfoimation of Foou Qi with the help of the oiiginal Qi of the Kiuney Thus the Bloou vessels aie inui
iectly ielateu to the Kiuneys
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Western Concept of Blood Vessels
Theie aie thiee majoi types of bloou vessels arteries
capillaries anu veins
a Capillaries
Capillaiies consist only of a layei of enuothelium anu
occasional connective tissue This stiuctuie allows the
exchange of watei nutiients anu chemicals between the
bloou anu the tissues
b Arteries
Aiteiies caiiy oxygenateu bloou away fiom the heait
They aie composeu of thiee layeis of tissue
i Tunica intima the thinnest layei is a single layei
of simple squamous enuothelial cells It is helu togethei
by a polysacchaiiue inteicellulai matiix anu suiiounueu by a thin layei of subenuothelial connective tissue In
teispeiseu in this tissue aie ciiculaily aiiangeu elastic banus calleu the internal elastic lamina
ii Tunica media the thickest layei consists of ciiculaily aiiangeu elastic ibei connective tissue anu polysac
chaiiue substances In some aiteiies this layei contains many vasculai smooth muscles which contiol the cali
bei of the vessel The seconu anu thiiu layeis aie sepaiateu by anothei thick elastic banu calleu the external
elastic lamina
iii Tunica adventitia or externa is composeu of connective tissue which contains neives This layei in laigei
aiteiies also contains nutiient capillaiies
c Veins
Nost veins caiiy ueoxygenateu bloou fiom the tissues back to the heait
with the exception of the pulmonaiy anu umbilical veins both of which
caiiy oxygenateu bloou to the heait
The thick outeimost layei of a vein is the tunica auventia composeu of
connective tissue The tunica meuia contains banus of smooth muscle
which aie geneially thin as veins uo not function piimaiily in a contiac
tile mannei veins will collapse when theii lumens aie not illeu with
bloou Theii inteiioi the tunica intima is lineu with enuothelial cells
Nost veins have one-way laps calleu venous valves which aie piotiu
sions of the tunica intima The valves pievent bloou fiom lowing back
anu pooling in the lowei extiemities uue to the effects of giavity venous
ietuin to the heait is uepenuent upon contiaction of iegional skeletal
muscles
The location of veins is much moie vaiiable fiom peison to peison than
that of aiteiies Nany veins aie locateu close to the skin wheieas aitei
ies iun ueepei
Uterus Zigong
The 0teius functions in contiolling menstiuation conception anu piegnancy In Chinese meuicine the 0teius is
connecteu to the Kiuneys by the Biiecting oi Conception vessel Ren Nai anu the Penetiating oi Thiusting ves
sel Chong Nai oiiginating in the Kiuneys The Conception vessel pioviues Bloou anu the Thiusting vessel
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pioviues Qi to the 0teius Abunuant Kiuney Essence ensuies that these two vessels will supply the 0teius with
auequate Qi anu Bloou so that menstiuation anu piegnancy will be noimal If theie is inauequate Kiuney Es
sence then the 0teius will not ieceive suficient Qi anu Bloou which may iesult in iiiegulai menstiuation amen
oiihea miscaiiiage oi infeitility
The functions of the 0teius uepenu on an abunuant supply of Bloou Thus the 0teius is physiologically connect
eu to the Beait Livei anu Spleen which govein stoie anu contiol Bloou iespectively If the Spleen uoesnt pio
uuce enough Bloou anu Beait Bloou becomes ueicient the 0teius may be inauequately supplieu with Bloou ie
sulting in amenoiihea
Nenstiual iiiegulaiities often iesult fiom uysfunctions of the Livei because it stoies anu iegulates the volume of
Bloou Amenoiihea oi scanty peiious can also iesult fiom ueicient Livei Bloou Livei Qi stagnation may cause
Livei Bloou stasis leauing to iiiegulai oi painful peiious If the stoieu Livei Bloou is hot then the Bloou in the
0teius may low out impiopeily piouucing metioiihagia oi menoiihagia
Repiouuctive uisoiueis often iesult fiom a ueiciency of Kiuney Essence since the 0teius will be unueinouiisheu
Foi example a ueiciency of Kiuney Essence may iesult in miscaiiiages oi infeitility
The 0teius is closely connecteu to the Stomach via the Thiusting vessel which links these 0igans Nausea anu
vomiting which sometime occui uuiing menstiuation anu moining sickness of piegnancy aie often the iesult of
stomach uysfunction causeu by the changes in the 0teius
In Chinese meuicine insteau of 0teius in males the Red Field Dan Tian oi Room of Essence Bao plays the
iole of the 0teius It stoies anu piouuces Speim anu is closely ielateu to the Kiuneys anu uoveining vessel Bu
Nai Beiciencies in the Kiuneys anu uoveining vessel may affect the Reu Fielu This can leau to uysfunctions
such as piematuie ejaculation cleai anu wateiy speim impotence noctuinal emissions anu speimatoiihea
Western Concept of tbe Uterus
The uterus oi womb is a majoi female hoimone-iesponsive iepiouuctive oigan It has thiee majoi functions to
piepaie an appiopiiate suiface to embeu a feitilizeu ovum anu execute the menstiual cycle if feitilization uoesnt
occui to nouiish the ueveloping embiyo anu to expel the newboin infant
The womb is shapeu like an in
veiteu peai see Fig anu is in
the pelvis The uteius anu its Fal
lopian tubes aie helu in place by
ligaments anu folus of the peiito
neum The cervix ueiiveu fiom
the Latin ceivix uteii meaning
neck of the womb is the lowei
naiiow poition of the uteius anu
joins with the top enu of the vagi
na The ceivix has an opening to
allow speim anu menstiual luiu
to move thiough
The thickest layei of the uteius is
the myometrium It is composeu
of an innei layei of smooth mus
cle ibeis aiiangeu in a ciiculai
Figure Tbe uterus witb connected structures
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pattein a miuule layei of inteilacing oblique ibeis
anu an outei layei aiiangeu in a longituuinal pattein
The endometrium the insiue cellulai lining of the
myometiium has a glanuulai secietoiy suiface
The myometiium is iesponsible foi contiactions of
the uteius impoitant uuiing laboi The enuometiium
unueigoes changes in eveiy cycle to piepaie foi an
embiyo anu its innei lining is sheu uuiing menstiua
tion Bence befoie menopause the womb is an ex
tiemely active oigan whose changes aie contiolleu by
secieteu hoimones
Callbladder Dan
The uallblauuei is consiueieu an Extiaoiuinaiy
0igan because it stoies bile a puie substance unlike
the othei Yang 0igans Its functions aie just those of
the uallblauuei which weie alieauy uiscusseu with
the Yang 0igans
The uallblauuei is inuiiectly psychologically ie
lateu to the Kiuneys The Kiuneys contiol will powei
while the uallblauuei contiols uecisiveness anu coui
age which aie inteiielateu
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Marty Eisen, PhD - a retirea
scientist, who constructea mathe-
matical moaels in meaicine. He has
stuaiea ana taught Juao, Shotokan
Karate, Aikiao, Qigong, Praying
Mantis Kung Fu, ana Tai Chi. Dr.
Eisen stuaiea Chinese herbology,
as well as other branches of Chi-
nese meaicine, ana was the Director of Eaucation of the Chi-
nese Meaicine ana Acupuncture Institute in Upper Darby,
Pennsylvania. For more information about Dr. Eisen please
visit http.//home.comcast.net/~carole:ak.