Your lungs in TCM...
- Hold the energy of sadness, grief, and guilt.
- Connect to your nose. Nasal congestion? Loss of smell? Sneezing? Your lungs are under functioning.
- Reveal their health in your skin. Want clear, smooth, supple skin? Be good to your your lungs. And get some facial cupping! Learn more about the benefits here.
- Responsible for defending your body from external pathogens. Weak immune system? Time to strengthen your lung energy. Research shows that acupuncture and TCM herbs effectively boost your immune system – read more here.
- Metabolize fluids in your head and chest. Puffy eyes? Heavy head or chest? Your lung yang needs support.
- Help you let go. Along with its paired organ, the large intestine, eliminates waste (both emotional and physical).
- Crave spicy foods when they’re weak.
- Dislike being dry or cold. You may like to go running in the winter… your lungs don’t love it though.
- House your personality. Esoteric TCM texts say that your personality, with all it’s funky quirks, is stored in your lungs.
