Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Hola Herbalistas! I've been trying to position something in my mind for a few years now. Perhaps someone here can help clarify something for me... The Heart opens to the tongue (or the tongue is the sprout of the Heart) and so speech and taste sense can be effected by a disharmony of the Heart. The Spleen opens to the mouth, and so appetite and taste can be effected by a disharmony of the Spleen. I would much rather think that the Heart is in charge of speech while the Spleen is more about the taste sense, but the books don't articulate it as such. My question is this: what's the difference between the Spleen's sense of taste and the Heart's sense of taste? Any ideas? -- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. -Adlai Stevenson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 , Al Stone <alstone@b...> wrote: > My question is this: what's the difference between the Spleen's sense > of taste and the Heart's sense of taste? According to Wiseman's PD, the Spleen allows one to taste, whereas the Heart allows one to distinguish taste. Brian C. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Al, I did not know that taste can be affected by the heart as well as the spleen, I read it was only the spleen. Eti Al Stone <alstone wrote: Hola Herbalistas! I've been trying to position something in my mind for a few years now. Perhaps someone here can help clarify something for me... The Heart opens to the tongue (or the tongue is the sprout of the Heart) and so speech and taste sense can be effected by a disharmony of the Heart. The Spleen opens to the mouth, and so appetite and taste can be effected by a disharmony of the Spleen. I would much rather think that the Heart is in charge of speech while the Spleen is more about the taste sense, but the books don't articulate it as such. My question is this: what's the difference between the Spleen's sense of taste and the Heart's sense of taste? Any ideas? -- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. -Adlai Stevenson Chinese Herbal Medicine offers various professional services, including board approved continuing education classes, an annual conference and a free discussion forum in Chinese Herbal Medicine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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