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chinese medicine models
Stomach ~ Wei
psychospiritual approaches

definition

Stomach ~ Wei is the Sea of Nourishment and origin of all fluids; transforms and digests food so that the Spleen can separate the distilled food essences; with the Spleen, is the root of post-natal Qi; and as Earth relates to ability to assimilate, stabilize, feel centered and balanced.
» Healthy expressions are fairness, openness and nurturance.
» Weakness, dysfunction and illness associated with worry, anxiety and overthinking. Worry will cause Stagnation of Qi in the Stomach and will manifest with a niggling, burning pain, belching and nausea. Excessive mental work over a period of years leads to Xu (Deficiency) of Stomach Qi. Anger, frustration and resentment affect the Stomach indirectly through Liver Qi Stagnation which invades the Stomach. (Maciocia, p. 267)
» Stomach Xu (Deficiency) signs include slow digestion; vomiting after meals; painful eyebrows; emotionality; teariness; sadness; cold feet (Seem, p. 28); cold and shivering in the abdominal area; abdomen swollen and full; gastritis; loss of appetite; diarrhea; nausea; and leg weakness. Stomach Yin Xu (Deficiency) increases the susceptibility to Stomach Fire.
» Stomach Shi (Excess) signs include nightmares; acne; skin eruptions; excess stomach acid (Seem, p. 28); heat in the abdominal area; overactive digestive system causing hunger and thirst; dark yellow urine; gluttony; halitosis; swollen gums; red dry lips; pains and cramps in legs.
» Mental signs of Stomach channel disorders include depression, death wishes, instability, suicidal tendencies, mentally overwrought, doubt, suspicions, tendency to mania, and slowness at assimilating ideas. (Seem, p. 27)

dreams:
When the Stomach is weak, one dreams of having a large meal.
(from "Spiritual Axis" as translated in Maciocia, p. 113)



footnotes

Reprinted from The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia, Giovanni, pp. 113 and 267, 1989, by permission of the publisher Churchill Livingstone, a division of Elsevier Limited.