The Theory of the Body Fluid and Water Retention

1. Human body liquid summary

In general, average person body weigh 60% is water, here are two parts, 5/8 inside of the cell, 3/8 outside the cell.

In this 3/8’s outside cell body fluid, also have two parts, 1/5 inside blood vessel, 4/5 outside blood vessel. In average, normal adult's body blood is 7%~8% of body weight, equivalent blood 70~80ml/1KG body weight. New born baby have more body fluid. Blood is 9% of the body weight.

2. Concept of Body Fluid


It's a collective term of all normal body liquids. Its English equivalent is body fluid, which refers to the intra-cellular and the extra-cellular fluid in modern medicine.

Generally speaking, body fluid is subdivided into two kinds. "Jin" (light liquids) is the fluid which is dilute, flows easily in the pores, skin and muscles, and has a moistening function. "Ye" (thick liquids) is the fluid which is thick, flows less easily in the joints, viscera, bowels, brain and marrow, and has a nourishing function. But in fact these two fluids are hard to separate completely and that is why they are combined into one expression "jinye".

3. The Formation, Distribution and Excretion o Body Fluid


Body fluid comes from water and food. The small intestine in differentiating pure substance from turbid one and that of the large intestine in absorbing ware from stool have something to do with the formation. So there exists that saying:" The small intestine has a function of, and the large intestine promotes the formation of body fluid."

All of the 5 vital organs involve body fluid transportation and distribution:
  1. Spleen through its functions are transmission and transportation.
  2. Lung through its efforts of dispersing and descending.
  3. Kidney through its role of regulating water metabolism.
  4. Heart through its control of circulation of blood, of which fluid is a component.
  5. Liver through it acts as a filter of the blood.

4. How does the body excrete the waste and excessive water?

That will be according to different physiological needs.

1) Some is sent by the lung's function of activating the flow of body fluid, to the surface of the body and, is there turned into sweat.

2) Some is changed into urine by the kidney's function of separating the clear from the turbid and removed by the urinary bladder's function of storing and excreting urine.

3) Others are transformed into nasal mucus, saliva and tears and are removed from the nose, mouth, eyes by the functions of the corresponding organs.

4) Also, the air exhaled by the lung takes away some moisture.

Conclusion:
The formation, distribution and excretion of the body fluid is a complicated process which needs the coordinated work of many organs. Therefore, the pathological changes in any organ may all affect the normal metabolism of the body fluid.

For instance, and excessive loss of the body fluid will result in its serious illness or perishing.

Disturbances in the transportation, distribution and excretion of the body fluid may cause the stagnation of water, which is manifested by phlegm-retention diseases and edema.

Also, the damage of the body fluid and dryness of the lung cause dry cough. But the accumulation of fluid in the lung leads to dyspnea or cough.

Water retention at the heart will be resulted by palpitation.

TCM always pays much attention to recuperating the lung, the spleen and the kidney, for it believes that they are key organs in maintaining the normal metabolism of water.

How do you know you have the water retention?
  1. Blocked nose or snoring
  2. Allergic asthma
  3. The tongue size is wider than your lips, you can see the teeth's marks on the edge of the tongue which is looks like curves.
  4. Irregular heart beat
  5. Abdominal bloating
  6. Double chin or potbelly
  7. Enlarged prostate, e.g. not good flow of urination and need to visit the toilet excessively
  8. Swollen feet, ankle, legs
  9. Over weight
Treatments
1. Chinese Energy Therapy with Abdominal Care Therapy
2. Body Detox
3. Implant Acupuncture