Triple Warmer
Triple Warmer: Fire-energy yang organ
This organ-energy system is called the \’Minister of Dykes and Dredges\’ and is responsible for movement and transformation of various solids and fluids throughout the system, as well as for the production and circulation of nourishing as well as protective energies.
It is not a single self-contained organ, but a functional energy system involved in regulating the activities of other organs. It is composed of three parts, known as \’warmers or burners\’, each associated with one of the body\’s three main cavities: thorax, abdomen, and pelvis.
It could be visualized as 3 water wheels, moving the fluids to each other harmoniously, if all is well.
The kidneys power the lowest water wheel. The spleen the middle wheel, and the lungs power the upper wheel. The kidneys get their power from the genetic Qi. The spleen gets power from food. The lungs get power from the air.
"Power" is another word for Qi. Most problems are caused by gunk (phlegm, toxin, stagnant food, etc.), or lack of Qi.
The Upper Burner controls intake, the Middle Burner controls transformation, the Lower Burner controls elimination.
The Upper Warmer runs from the base of the tongue to the entrance to the stomach and controls the intake of air, food, and fluids. It harmonizes the functions of heart and lungs, governs respiration, and regulates the distribution of protective energy to the body\’s external surfaces.
The Middle Warmer runs from the diaphragm down to the stomach\’s exit near the navel and controls digestion by harmonizing the functions of stomach, spleen, and pancreas.
It is responsible for extracting nourishing energy from food and fluids and distributing it via the meridian system to the lungs and other parts of the body.
The Lower Warmer runs from the navel to the anus and urinary tract. It separates the \’good\’ from the \’bad\’ by absorbing the nutrients, and eliminating solid/liquid wastes.
It harmonizes the functions of liver, kidney, bladder, and large and small intestines and also regulates sexual and reproductive functions.
The Triple Burner appears to \’work\’ with the hypothalamus, which regulates appetite, digestion, fluid balance, body temperature, heartbeat, blood pressure, and other basic autonomous functions.
Triple Warmer
• Paired Organ: Pericardium
• Color: orange red
• Peak Hours: 9pm-11pm
• Physical Branches: blood, tongue, throat, sweat
• Functions: regulates transformation and transportation of bodily fluids.
Triple Warmer: Psycho-Emotional Aspects
The Triple Burners can be used to move Qi and lift depression derived from stagnation of Qi. When they are filled up, consciousness becomes stable and the Mind\’s intent is benevolent and kindhearted.
The Triple Warmers, linked to Heart and Pericardium, are affected by the emotion of joy. When the energy of the heart is without guilt, and someone\’s desires/thoughts are at peace, then the energy of the man\’s sexual essence (Jing) will spread into the Triple Burners, and the Blood will flourish within the individual\’s vessels.
If the "fire of desire" is allowed to combine with the energy of the Triple Burners, the energy of one\’s sexual essence will overflow, and leave the body via the reproductive organs and tissues. This leads to Jing and Qi depletion.