Small Intestine
Small Intestine: Fire-energy yang organ
The small intestine receives partially digested food from the stomach and further refines it, separating \’the pure from the impure\’, then assimilating the purified nutrients and moving the impure wastes to the large intestine for elimination.
Associated with the heart by Fire energy, the small intestine controls the more basic emotions, as reflected in the Chinese term for \’broken intestines\’, equivalent to \’broken heart\’.
Its energy meridian runs into the head, where it influences the function of the pituitary gland, the \’master gland\’ whose secretions regulate growth, metabolism, immunity, sexuality, and the entire endocrine system.
Small Intestine
• Paired Organ: Heart
• Color: pink
• Peak Hours: 1pm-3pm
• Physical Branches: blood, tongue, throat, sweat
• Functions: absorbs nutrients, digestion and elimination
Small Intestine: Psycho-Emotional Aspects
The Small Intestine influences your mental clarity, judgment, powers of discernment, and ability to distinguish relevant issues with clarity before making a decision.