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Zang Fu Relationships heart lung heart dominates blood lung dominates Qi circulation of blood relies on propelling function of Qi spleen heart dominates blood spleen controls blood transport and transform function of spleen rely upon yang qi of heart yang qi of kidney formation of heart blood depends on spleen function liver heart dominates blood liver stores and so regulates blood volume only sufficient blood supply can be stored and regulated by liver maintains free flow of qi and so circulation of qi and blood kidney heart dominates fire yang kidney dominates water yin relationship of heart and kidney harmonizes yin/yang ascending/descending heart dominates blood kidneys store essence essence and blood promote each other heart houses the shen kidney essence produces marrow = brain liver spleen spleen dominates transporation and transformation liver maintains free flow of qi normal spleen/stomach function supplies insures liver blood supply liver stores blood spleen controls blood stagnation of liver qi affects spleen function weak spleen qi causes deficiency of blood kidney liver stores blood kidney stores essence liver blood requires nourishment of kidney essence kidney essence relies on liver blood lung liver lung qi descends liver qi ascends depressed liver qi transforms to fire to consume lung fluids lack of lung qi descending causes consumption of kidney and liver yin kidney lung and kidney both maintain function of water metabolism lung dominates respiration kidney dominates reception of qi kidney qi draws inhaled qi through lung to be received by kidney spleen lung spleen dominates transportation and transformation source of acquired qi lung qi relies on acquired essence  function of spleen relies on dispersing and descending of lung kidney spleen acquired foundation kidney congenital foundation kidney essence relies on transformed essential food subtance from spleen spleen function is relies on warmth from kidney yang

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